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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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.
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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
Rivera was eventually indicted for acting as an unregistered foreign agent for Caracas, as well as on conspiracy, money laundering, and tax evasion charges.
—Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 10 Mar. 2026
In 1997, then 20-year-old Chee was convicted for multiple felonies for shooting a 14-year-old youth with an unregistered semi-automatic weapon in San Francisco, according to court records.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026
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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
Rivera was eventually indicted for acting as an unregistered foreign agent for Caracas, as well as on conspiracy, money laundering, and tax evasion charges.
—Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 10 Mar. 2026
In 1997, then 20-year-old Chee was convicted for multiple felonies for shooting a 14-year-old youth with an unregistered semi-automatic weapon in San Francisco, according to court records.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Unregistered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unregistered. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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