unlicensed

[ uhn-lahy-suh nst ]

/ ʌnˈlaɪ sənst /

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adjective

having no license.

done or undertaken without license or permission; unauthorized.

unrestrained; unbridled.

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Origin of unlicensed

1600–10; un-¹ + licensed

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In the second season she spends afternoons rehearsing for a musical and buying an unlicensed gun for her clone friend.
Why Should You Watch 'Orphan Black'? Tatiana Maslany.|Sujay Kumar|April 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But both in the U.S. and overseas, mechanics who are unlicensed and have not undergone screening are used.
Why Planes Fall Apart|Clive Irving|April 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST
And while practicing medicine without a license is a felony, working as an unlicensed dentist is only a misdemeanor.
The Fake Dentist Murder|Winston Ross|March 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST
“Not for at least six years,” the unlicensed plumber announced.
The Wildest Moments From CPAC|Max Blumenthal|March 2, 2009|DAILY BEAST

It is no concern of mine where his affections may fall, even if it be in an unlicensed quarter.
Before the Dawn|Joseph Alexander Altsheler
The use of inversions, and of unlicensed, elliptical modes of speech, was a cardinal blemish in Pope's poetry.
The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 (of 10)|Alexander Pope
When news of this unlicensed love-making came to the King's ears, he was furious.
Love affairs of the Courts of Europe|Thornton Hall
Rousseau lay too open to the unlicensed causticity of his accuser.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Isaac Disraeli
Unlicensed theaters were closed down by a statute of 1737, but most came to acquire patronage to get a license.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.|S. A. Reilly

British Dictionary definitions for unlicensed

unlicensed

/ (ʌnˈlaɪsənst) /

adjective

having no licencean unlicensed restaurant

without permission; unauthorized

unrestrained or lawless

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Word Origin and History for unlicensed

unlicensed

adj.

1630s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of licence (v.).

unlicensed

adjective

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