unauthorized

[uhn-aw-thuh-rahyzd]

adjective

1. lacking permission; unsanctioned.

   unauthorized access.

2. lacking proper immigration or working papers: an unauthorized immigrant.

   an unauthorized worker;

   an unauthorized immigrant.

unauthorized

/ ʌnˈɔːθəˌraɪzd /

adjective

1. not having official permission

Sensitive Note

See illegal alien.

Word History and Origins

Origin of unauthorized¹

First recorded in 1595–1600; un- ¹ ( def. ) + authorized ( def. )

Example Sentences

Sanchez is being charged with a level five felony of battery involving serious bodily injury and three misdemeanors — battery resulting in injury, unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication.

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After a preliminary probable cause affidavit was filed by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department on Saturday, Sanchez was charged with three misdemeanors — battery resulting in injury, unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication.

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For now, it stands as an unauthorized fixture — and a reminder of how art and politics continue to collide on the nation’s most symbolic lawn.

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That’s the crux of the dispute: Was it a few innocent photos or an unauthorized production?

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The lawsuit, they emphasized, seeks not only to secure justice for Ladera — but to send a strong message that the unauthorized dissemination of intimate content will face serious legal consequences.

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