unlicensed
/'ʌn'laisənst/
Definition
- 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.
Adjective
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lacking official approval
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