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unauthorized

(ʌnˈɔːθəˌraɪzd) or

unauthorised

adj

not having official permission

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Adj.	1.	unauthorized - not endowed with authority unauthorised illegitimate - of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful unofficial - not having official authority or sanction; "a sort of unofficial mayor"; "an unofficial estimate"; "he participated in an unofficial capacity" authorised, authorized - endowed with authority
	2.	unauthorized - without official authorization; "an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat work stoppage" unauthorised, wildcat unofficial - not having official authority or sanction; "a sort of unofficial mayor"; "an unofficial estimate"; "he participated in an unofficial capacity"

unauthorized

adjective illegal, unofficial, unlawful, unconstitutional, unwarranted, off the record, under-the-table, unapproved, unsanctioned the unauthorized use of a military vehicle
official, legal, sanctioned, constitutional, warranted, authorized, lawful

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Translations

neoprávněný

uautoriseret

illicitement interlope

jogosulatlan

sem hefur ekki heimild

non autorizzato

neįgaliotasneturintis leidimo

neatļautsneautorizēts

uten fullmakt uten tillatelse

neoprávnený

izinsiz

unauthorized

[ˈʌnˈɔːθəraɪzd] ADJ (gen) → no autorizado
this was unauthorized → esto no estaba autorizado

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unauthorized

[ˌʌnˈɔːθəraɪzd] unauthorised (British) adj [biography, use] → non autorisé(e)

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unauthorized

adj → unbefugt, unberechtigt; no entry for unauthorized persons → Zutritt für Unbefugte verboten!

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unauthorized

[ʌnˈɔːθəˌraɪzd] adj → non autorizzato/a

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unauthorized,

unauthorised

(anˈoːθəraizd) adjective

not having the permission of the people in authority. unauthorized use of the firm's equipment.

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They must have reflected, that in all great changes of established governments, forms ought to give way to substance; that a rigid adherence in such cases to the former, would render nominal and nugatory the transcendent and precious right of the people to "abolish or alter their governments as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness,"[2] since it is impossible for the people spontaneously and universally to move in concert towards their object; and it is therefore essential that such changes be instituted by some INFORMAL AND UNAUTHORIZED PROPOSITIONS, made by some patriotic and respectable citizen or number of citizens.

Or if there be a man whose propensity to condemn is susceptible of no control, let me then ask what sentence he has in reserve for the twelve States who USURPED THE POWER of sending deputies to the convention, a body utterly unknown to their constitutions; for Congress, who recommended the appointment of this body, equally unknown to the Confederation; and for the State of New York, in particular, which first urged and then complied with this unauthorized interposition?

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He was tired of lending, and in a mood to resent unauthorized demands.

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``Remain at home, then, ungrateful lady,'' answered Cedric; ``thine is the hard heart, which can sacrifice the weal of an oppressed people to an idle and unauthorized attachment.

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Mace, have you lately sold strychnine to any unauthorized person?"

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It was a wry-necked matter of unauthorized and incendiary correspondence between a person who claimed to be the ultimate authority in all matters of the Mohammedan religion throughout the world, and a younger member of a royal house who had been brought to book for kidnapping women within British territory.

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I don't ask for mercy." Then affecting a playful uneasiness, "But aren't you afraid Peter Ivanovitch might suspect us of plotting something unauthorized together by the gate here?"

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The Texas Department of Insurance is reminding all insurance agents and third party administrators (TPAs) that their licenses may be at risk and that they may be held responsible for assisting a company that is engaging in the unauthorized business of insurance.

TDI to Agents, TPAs: Strict Liability Applies to Sales of Unauthorized Insurance

"A total of 136 people have been detained for various wrongdoings during an unauthorized event in downtown Moscow," the police said.

Over 130 people detained for taking part in unauthorized rally in downtown Moscow - UPDATED

Along with the suspects the Navy detained a dinghy, one outboard motor (OBM) and an unauthorized fishing net.

Navy detains nine suspects for illegal fishing

Unauthorized immigrants have traditionally filled many of these jobs, along with teenagers and adults who did not finish high school.