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unlicensed

[ uhn-lahy-suhnst ]
/ 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

First recorded in 1600–10; un-1 + license + -ed2
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British Dictionary definitions for unlicensed

unlicensed
/ (ʌnˈlaɪsənst) /

adjective
having no licencean unlicensed restaurant
without permission; unauthorized
unrestrained or lawless
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