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adjective un·li·censed \ ˌən-ˈlī-sᵊn(t)st \

Definition of unlicensed

:not licensed: such as

a :not authorized or permitted by a license

unlicensed merchandise

an unlicensed firearm

the unlicensed reproduction of books

b :operating without a license

unlicensed vendors

an unlicensed electrician

unlicensed brokers

unlicensed drivers

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Recent Examples of unlicensed from the Web

When a State severely limits access to safe and legal procedures, women in desperate circumstances may resort to unlicensed rogue practitioners...at great risk to their health and safety.

— emma sarran webster, Teen Vogue, "4 Essential Ruth Bader Ginsburg Supreme Court Rulings to Know About," 10 Aug. 2017
Police raided an unlicensed bar in a black neighborhood in Detroit.

— CBS News, "Detroit 1967: When a city erupted," 16 July 2017
These laws don’t affect unlicensed practitioners or adults who seek their services.

— joseph frankel, The Atlantic, "More and More States Outlawing Gay-Conversion Therapy," 10 July 2017
Instead, in January 2016, the staff sent him to a crowded, unlicensed Baltimore City row house where the owner confiscated his bank card and withdrew $966 over his objections, the lawsuit said.

— jordan rau, Kaiser Health News, "Half The Time, Nursing Homes Scrutinized On Safety By Medicare Are Still Treacherous," 6 July 2017
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles man is accused of trafficking dozens of pounds of cocaine out of a house that also operated an unlicensed day care center for young children, authorities said Tuesday.

— christopher weber, The Seattle Times, "Authorities: Day care run at LA house where cocaine was sold," 20 June 2017
The new tiered licensure system repeals the Community Expert Waiver that the Board of Teaching has used for 20 years to place thousands of unlicensed teachers in our classrooms with no minimum level of education or experience.

— sondra erickson and eric pratt |, Twin Cities, "Erickson, Pratt: Historic reforms in Minnesota education," 15 June 2017
The majority had urinary tract infections and bed sores when they were seen by medical professionals subsequent to being found in the unlicensed facilities, Herrin said.

— flkeysnews.com, miamiherald, "Miami doctor charged with abusing elderly patients in the Keys," 5 June 2017
Maese-Sanchez is the second person charged this year by Johnson County prosecutors with running an unlicensed home day care.

— tony rizzo, kansascity, "Officials see more problems with illegal day cares because ‘nobody is checking’," 5 May 2017

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First Known Use of unlicensed

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unlicensed

adjective un·li·censed

variants: or chiefly British unlicenced \-ˈlīs-ᵊn(t)st\

medical Definition of unlicensed

:not licensed; especially, of a drug :not approved for use by the appropriate regulating authority (as the Food and Drug Administration in the United States)

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