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un·tried

   [uhn-trahyd]
adjective
1.
not tried; not attempted, proved, or tested.
2.
not yet tried at law.
Origin:
1520–30; un-1 + tried
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untried (ʌnˈtraɪd)
 
—adj
1.  not tried, attempted, or proved; untested
2.  not tried by a judge or court

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untried
1520, "not proven or tested," from un- (1) "not" + pp. of try.
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