unregistered

adjective

un·reg·is·tered | \ ˌən-ˈre-jə-stərd

Definition of unregistered

: not registered: such as

a : not having entered one's name on a voting list unregistered voters

b : unrecorded or not filed in the place provided by law an unregistered motor vehicle

c : not recorded with or certified by an appropriate breeders' association unregistered cattle

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Ten percent goes into household garbage, 40 percent ends up with scavengers and unregistered recyclers, 10 percent is shipped abroad as functioning secondhand equipment, and 5 percent is exported illegally. — Peter Ford, The Christian Science Monitor, "'E-waste': Getting grip on a growing global problem," 9 July 2018 On July 4, Kameron Smith was allegedly driving under the influence and fleeing authorities while driving an unregistered, uninsured Mini Cooper, FOX43 reported. — Madeline Farber, Fox News, "Car crashes into Pennsylvania home at 80 mph in shocking video," 7 July 2018 Others were fined between $50 and $200 for using an unregistered scale or one with an expired registration. — Andrea Zelinski, San Antonio Express-News, "Texas Ag commissioner, BBQ pitmasters battle over a weighty issue," 3 July 2018 Numbers worn by unregistered participants are subject to disqualification. — Matt Sabath, ajc, "What You Need to Know Before Running the AJC Peachtree Road Race," 28 June 2018 In jurisdictions where ICOs are considered securities, promoters — also known as bounty hunters — may even risk running afoul of authorities by acting as unregistered broker-dealers. — Justina Lee, latimes.com, "Cryptocurrency influencers hype up coin offerings, sometimes making $105,000 a tweet," 26 June 2018 The bulk of the indictment involves Manafort's past unregistered lobbying work for Ukraine, which included trying to shift American attention away from the imprisonment of one of Yanukovych's former rivals. — Cynthia Sewell, idahostatesman, "Manafort lobbyists met with Idaho's Jim Risch, leading to claim of illegal donations," 14 June 2018 And then in April, the agency charged the two founders behind an ICO that raised over $32 million, for allegedly selling fraudulent and unregistered investments. — Louise Matsakis, WIRED, "Rest Easy, Cryptocurrency Fans: Ether and Bitcoin Aren't Securities," 14 June 2018 In his previous investment career, Arizona regulators ordered him to pay $1.25 million in 1996 to settle a case for selling what the state said were unregistered investments for Cactus Town, a fast-food chain. — Joseph N. Distefano, Philly.com, "Two top execs out at DNB First, Chester County's biggest bank," 11 June 2018

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