unauthorizedun‧au‧tho‧rized (also unauthorised British English) /ʌnˈɔːθəraɪzd $ -ˈɒː-/ ●○○ adjectiveExamples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Her biography of Sinatra was unauthorized.
This area is closed to all unauthorized persons.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
An author who does not register a copyright will not be able to maintain a suit against anyone who makes unauthorized copies.
Congress also allows the Department of Transportation to reference additional but unauthorized amounts in full-funding agreements.
Other hallways have warning signs prohibiting unauthorized entry.
Pro-Mobutu troops surrounded the parliament building with tanks and armoured vehicles on Oct. 5 to protect this unauthorized session.
Shelley goes, too, and she and her aunt slip away on an unauthorized escapade.
The security programs typically alert users with warning messages whenever an unauthorized program is attempting to send information out into the Internet.
These new steps will also ensure that Verio customer information is not disclosed to unauthorized parties.
Thus it has no power to determine whether unauthorized interceptions are taking place.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES►unauthorized absence
(=that you do not have permission for)· With the older pupils, unauthorized absence increased.
►unauthorized entry
(=when someone gets into a place where they are not allowed)· There was a big sign on the door saying NO UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounauthorityauthorizationauthoritarianauthoritarianismadjectiveauthoritarianauthoritativeauthorized ≠ unauthorizedverbauthorizeadverbauthoritatively
without official approval or permission: the unauthorized use of government funds Unauthorized personnel are not allowed on the premises.