unlicensed

/'ʌn'laisənst/

Thân thiện

The driver was operating an unlicensed taxi.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Lacking official permission or legal authorization: Describes an activity, person, or entity that operates without the required formal permission or license from a governing authority.
   • Not officially approved or sanctioned: Indicates that something has not received the necessary official endorsement or certification.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The city shut down the unlicensed street vendor. (The vendor was operating without the required legal permit.)
  • It is illegal to drive an unlicensed taxi. (The taxi does not have the official authorization to operate as a taxi service.)
  • The software was distributed through unlicensed channels. (The distribution method lacked official approval from the copyright holder.)

Advanced Usage

• "unlicensed activity": An operation or business conducted without the necessary legal permits.
  • The authorities are cracking down on unlicensed gambling activities.
• "unlicensed practitioner": A person offering professional services (e.g., in medicine, law) without the required official credentials.
  • He was prosecuted for practicing as an unlicensed physician.

Variants and Related Words

• Unlicenced (adj): A less common spelling variant of "unlicensed," identical in meaning.
• License (n/verb): The official document or permission itself, or the act of granting such permission. (The opposite concept.)
• Licensed (adj): Having official permission or authorization. (The direct antonym.)

Synonyms

• Unauthorized: Not having official permission.
• Illegal: Contrary to or forbidden by law. (Often stronger, implying a clear breach of law.)
• Unsanctioned: Not approved or authorized by an authority.
• Uncertified: Not having an official certificate attifying to a standard or qualification.

Antonyms

• Licensed: Having a formal grant of permission.
• Authorized: Having official permission or power.
• Certified: Officially recognized as meeting a standard.
• Approved: Officially agreed to or accepted as satisfactory.

Related Phrases

• To operate without a license: A phrase describing the action of functioning without authorization.
  • The bar was found to be operating without a license.
• Unlicensed and unregulated: Often used together to emphasize a complete lack of official oversight.
  • The market for these supplements is largely unlicensed and unregulated.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. lacking official approval

Từ đồng nghĩa

• unaccredited
• unlicenced