unauthorized

[ uhn-aw-thuh-rahyzd ]
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adjective
  1. lacking permission; unsanctioned: unauthorized access.

  2. lacking proper immigration or working papers: an unauthorized worker;an unauthorized immigrant.

Origin of unauthorized

1
First recorded in 1595–1600; un-1 + authorized

usage note For unauthorized

2. See illegal alien.

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How to use unauthorized in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for unauthorized

unauthorized

unauthorised

/ (ʌnˈɔːθəˌraɪzd) /


adjective
  1. not having official permission

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