unlicensed

/ˌʌnˈlaɪsənst/

adj 3

Collocations

ADJ.

medical, religious

VERB + UNLICENSED

died, drive, meeting

UNLICENSED + NOUN

child-care, practitioner, taxi, taxis, weapons

PREP.

from, in, in, with

ADV.

away

Definitions

adj

Not licensed; not officially authorized.

Since then, three more babies have died in unlicensed child-care programs in Virginia.

Without permission.

Free from requiring a license.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — lacking official approval

unaccredited
unlicenced

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Since then, three more babies have died in unlicensed child-care programs in Virginia.

Wiktionary

Keep away from the unlicensed taxis.

Tatoeba · #282591

She was arrested for being an unlicensed medical practitioner.

Tatoeba · #6583538

Sami has unlicensed weapons.

Tatoeba · #7785679

"Do you drive an unlicensed taxi?" I asked him.

Tatoeba · #8704659

During a recent television debate, he was forced to deny meeting with an unlicensed religious medical practitioner who specializes in anal acupuncture.

Tatoeba · #11248400

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