unincorporated

[ uhn-in-kawr-puh-rey-tid ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

not chartered as a corporation; lacking the powers and immunities of a corporate enterprise:
an unincorporated business.
not chartered as a self-governing village or city; lacking the tax, police, and other powers conferred by the state on incorporated incorporate incorporated towns:
an unincorporated hamlet.
not combined into a single body or unit; not made part of; not included:
Many unincorporated research notes are appended to the text of the book.

unincorporated

/ ˌʌnɪnˈkɔːpəˌreɪtɪd /

First recorded in 1705–15; un- ¹ + incorporated

The little unincorporated community sits in a lonely stretch of hot desert amidst black rocks and saguaro cactuses.

Thus the highest court in New York declared that an unincorporated lodge, which had been mis-managed, was not a partnership.

In this chapter we will consider first the incorporated, then the unincorporated societies.

This is due to the fact that in these States incorporated and unincorporated banks are subject to the same regulation.

In an unincorporated village there is no power to compel the citizens to do these things.

The device of joint stock might take the form of a fully incorporated body or of a less formal and unincorporated syndicate.

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