undocumented

[uhn-dok-yuh-men-tid]

adjective

1. lacking documentation or authentication.

2. lacking proper immigration or working papers: undocumented immigrants.

   an undocumented worker;

   undocumented immigrants.

Sensitive Note

See illegal alien.

Word History and Origins

Origin of undocumented¹

First recorded in 1880–85; un- ¹ + documented ( def. )

Example Sentences

Tricolor worked with undocumented borrowers with little or no credit history, and precisely what went wrong remains unclear.

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U.S. arrests of undocumented immigrants were up 37% this summer compared with a year ago.

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Republicans would like voters to believe that undocumented immigrants are throwing parties in our emergency rooms, racking up free services while shoving U.S. citizens out to the sidewalk.

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Republicans have repeatedly accused Democrats of shutting down the government to provide healthcare to undocumented immigrants - something that Democratic leaders deny.

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Democrats have denied those claims and illegal or undocumented immigrants are not eligible for the schemes the Democrats are supporting, BBC Verify reports.

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