unlicensed

[uhn-lahy-suhnst]

adjective

1. having no license.

2. done or undertaken without license or permission; unauthorized.

3. unrestrained; unbridled.

unlicensed

/ ʌnˈlaɪsənst /

adjective

1. having no licence

   an unlicensed restaurant

2. without permission; unauthorized

3. unrestrained or lawless

Word History and Origins

Origin of unlicensed¹

First recorded in 1600–10; un- ¹ + license ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

However, doctors and nurses say beauticians are finding unlicensed Botox online and injecting patients in high street salons and in their homes.

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The landlord accepted they were unlicensed and said it was due to the co-landlord's memory loss which they had experienced since suffering a "severe brain injury" in 2021.

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That is despite enforcement officers making 50% more visits to unlicensed homes in the last year, the MPs' report said.

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He only took up boxing at 20, emerging from the unlicensed white-collar circuit, and has stopped 19 opponents in his 20 professional wins.

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Wardley only began boxing aged 20, coming through the unlicensed white-collar scene and has had just 21 professional fights.

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