unregistered
adjective
un·reg·is·tered
ˌən-ˈre-jə-stərd 
: 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
Examples of unregistered in a Sentence
an unregistered car
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Rivera, 60, a former Miami-Dade Republican congressman, and another defendant face trial on charges of acting as unregistered foreign agents for the Venezuelan government when Maduro was in power almost a decade ago.
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
Manchester police have charged him with interfering with an officer, engaging police in pursuit, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, reckless driving, operating without the minimum insurance and improper use of a marker, license of registration, according to court records.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2026
Two years later, charges were added that included bank fraud, concealment of material facts, witness tampering, violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act, and acting as an unregistered agent of the People’s Republic of China.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2026
Higgins was booked for discharging a firearm at an inhabited dwelling, assault with a firearm, manufacturing or assembling an unregistered firearm, and manufacturing or causing to be manufactured an assault weapon.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
Manchester police have charged him with interfering with an officer, engaging police in pursuit, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, reckless driving, operating without the minimum insurance and improper use of a marker, license of registration, according to court records.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2026
Two years later, charges were added that included bank fraud, concealment of material facts, witness tampering, violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act, and acting as an unregistered agent of the People’s Republic of China.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2026
Higgins was booked for discharging a firearm at an inhabited dwelling, assault with a firearm, manufacturing or assembling an unregistered firearm, and manufacturing or causing to be manufactured an assault weapon.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Unregistered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unregistered. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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