unauthorized
adjective
un·au·tho·rized
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Definition of unauthorized
: not authorized : without authority or permission
an unauthorized biography unauthorized communications was unauthorized to act for her husband
Examples of unauthorized in a Sentence
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No unauthorized activity was on her cards or damage to her car. — cleveland.com, "Man with warrant arrested after visiting police station: Middleburg Heights Police Blotter," 30 Aug. 2019 This allowed an unauthorized person to compose and send tweets via text message from the phone number. — Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, "Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey's Account Hijacked," 30 Aug. 2019 They were later charged with participating in and inciting others to join an unauthorized protest outside a police station on June 21. — Ken Moritsugu, Anchorage Daily News, "Hong Kong democracy activists arrested, anniversary protest march banned," 30 Aug. 2019 The company sent an ambiguous letter to Providence customers this month saying an unauthorized party may have accessed its computer servers and personal information. — oregonlive, "122,000 Providence Health Plan customers may be affected by data breach," 30 Aug. 2019 They were charged with participating in and inciting others to join an unauthorized protest outside a police station on June 21. — Ken Moritsugu, chicagotribune.com, "Hong Kong democracy activists arrested, Saturday protest march banned," 30 Aug. 2019 The film is about the French high wire artist Philippe Petit, and his un-announced and unauthorized August 8, 1973, tightrope walk across the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York, 1,450 feet above the streets. — courant.com, "Community News For The Windham Edition," 28 Aug. 2019 Levandowski's alleged cardinal sin was transferring some of Google's engineering files, including those on lidar, to his personal laptop—unauthorized—according to the complaint. — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, "Who Owns Lidar?," 28 Aug. 2019 It’s aggravated by a journalist poking around his inner circle for an unauthorized biography. — Julie Kosin, Harper's BAZAAR, "The Succession Game of Thrones Sees an Unlikely Contender Emerge," 26 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unauthorized.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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unauthorized
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of unauthorized
: without permission : not authorized
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