unpermitted
Americanadjective
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not authorized by a permit; not given official permission.
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not allowed or tolerated under a rule or regulation; prohibited.
Example Sentences
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Consider Chicago, which fines small businesses up to $15,000 a day for unpermitted window signs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
One potential consequence is that an unpermitted insect species could trigger reactions in people allergic to shellfish, which can have the same allergenic proteins.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
“This was essentially an unpermitted power plant,” said Amanda Garcia, a senior attorney for the legal nonprofit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025
They didn’t realize the house sits on 90 acres and unpermitted commercial activity is forbidden anywhere on the property, he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025
Of what service would his child be to him or he to her, if he were doomed to see her pining from day to day with an unpermitted love?
From Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite by Trollope, Anthony
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