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

FilmLA — which handles film permits for the city of Los Angeles and unincorporated areas of the county — is also working with government partners to smooth the process of filming in L.A., she said.

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As an unincorporated territory of the United States, Puerto Rico still has an ICE presence.

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Unlike Paradise, Berry Creek was unincorporated; there were no local elected officials who were solely focused on the community or a city bank account to channel recovery funds through.

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Besides Concow and other sparsely populated unincorporated communities in Butte County, the fire wiped out the 26,000-person town of Paradise.

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The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement it has roughly 366 fixed licensed plate readers from Motorola Vigilant and 476 from Flock Safety in contract cities and unincorporated areas.

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