unincorporated

[ uhn-in-kawr-puh-rey-tid ]

adjective

1. not chartered as a corporation; lacking the powers and immunities of a corporate enterprise:

   an unincorporated business.

2. not chartered as a self-governing village or city; lacking the tax, police, and other powers conferred by the state on incorporated incorporate incorporated towns:

   an unincorporated hamlet.

3. not combined into a single body or unit; not made part of; not included:

   Many unincorporated research notes are appended to the text of the book.

unincorporated

/ ˌʌnɪnˈkɔːpəˌreɪtɪd /

adjective

1. law lacking corporate status
2. not unified or included

Word History and Origins

Origin of unincorporated¹

First recorded in 1705–15; un- ¹ + incorporated

Example Sentences

The unincorporated parts of San Diego County – the areas that aren’t part of another city – don’t have a lot of wetlands anyway.

From Voice of San Diego

Simmonds said there may be an opportunity for Lemon Grove to further consolidate its fire services into a larger operation – the San Diego County Fire Protection District serves 42 unincorporated communities – for additional savings.

From Voice of San Diego

It is true that what people often think of as the core of Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Strip, which is really in the unincorporated city, that’s a thing which as a lover of cities I may marvel at.

From Freakonomics

Among their other priorities are investing in drug treatment services, passing a legally compliant climate action plan, putting a leash on backcountry development and allowing the sale of cannabis in unincorporated areas.

From Voice of San Diego

Fletcher introduced a proposal in August to allow recreational cannabis products to be sold in commercial and industrial unincorporated areas, but he couldn’t get another supervisor to second his motion.

From Voice of San Diego

The little unincorporated community sits in a lonely stretch of hot desert amidst black rocks and saguaro cactuses.

From The Daily Beast

Thus the highest court in New York declared that an unincorporated lodge, which had been mis-managed, was not a partnership.

From Project Gutenberg

In this chapter we will consider first the incorporated, then the unincorporated societies.

From Project Gutenberg

This is due to the fact that in these States incorporated and unincorporated banks are subject to the same regulation.

From Project Gutenberg

In an unincorporated village there is no power to compel the citizens to do these things.

From Project Gutenberg

The device of joint stock might take the form of a fully incorporated body or of a less formal and unincorporated syndicate.

From Project Gutenberg