unregistered

British  

/ ʌnˈrɛdʒɪstəd /

adjective

1. not registered

   driving an unregistered vehicle

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Explanation

Something that isn't recorded officially is unregistered. If your car is unregistered, you can't legally drive it. When you put something on an official list or enter it into a directory, you register it. Leaving it off such a list makes it unregistered. In some cases, this isn't a big deal — your puppy, being a lovable mixed-breed rather than a fancy purebred dog with the official paperwork to prove it, is unregistered. But when it comes to things you're required to register, like cars and guns for example, being unregistered is a real problem.

Example Sentences

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Between May 2013 and August 2016, according to the investigation, seven payments totalling £5.6m were made to an unregistered agent "for the benefit of the club in connection with Hazard's transfer".

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Although the exact number of unregistered homes is unknown, Ofsted estimates there are around 900 illegal children's homes operating in England.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Earlier this year, however, the court in a 7-2 decision upheld a regulation prohibiting unregistered “ghost guns” that were made by parts kits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

U.S. citizen Thomas Pauken II pleaded guilty to acting as an unregistered Chinese agent, having received at least $100,000 for recruiting informants, providing communication devices, and relaying intelligence to handlers in China.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

“But the Ministry never knew that there used to be three unregistered Animagi running around Hogwarts.”

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling