unadopted
Britishadjective
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(of a child) not adopted
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(of a road, etc) not maintained by a local authority
Example Sentences
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A housing development is defined as being unadopted when the roads or sewers are not maintained by the government, this often happens when they fail to meet a certain standard.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2025
Ms Quinn has lived there for more than 20 years and said the unadopted part of the development has crumbling kerbstones, potholes and looks run down.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2025
But in some cases of unadopted developments, the value of the bond is not enough to cover the cost of extensive repair works needed to bring it to an adoptable standard.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2025
While plenty of benches remain unadopted, some areas are sold out.
From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2016
He who finds some unadopted speciality possesses a means of his own for getting a living.
From Darwin and Modern Science by Seward, A. C. (Albert Charles)
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