unsupervised
adjective
un·su·per·vised
ˌən-ˈsü-pər-ˌvīzd 
: not watched or overseen by someone in authority : not supervised
unsupervised teenagers
an unsupervised visit
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Dave Halls, the assistant director who pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of negligent use of a deadly weapon and was sentenced to six months of unsupervised probation, is expected to take the stand.
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Chloe Melas, NBC News, 11 July 2024
In others, an unsupervised child — confident in their ability to swim — will jump in a pool without floaties.
—Lisa M Zarda, The Mercury News, 11 July 2024
Monroe speaks with parents and teenagers from the community, who say that Lord’s death was not an aberration but the culmination of an alarming trend: a group of largely unsupervised teenagers had been wreaking havoc in the areas for more than a year, with few consequences.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 21 June 2024
Every day across America, an average of eight children and teens are unintentionally injured or killed due to an unlocked or unsupervised gun.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024
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Chloe Melas, NBC News, 11 July 2024
In others, an unsupervised child — confident in their ability to swim — will jump in a pool without floaties.
—Lisa M Zarda, The Mercury News, 11 July 2024
Monroe speaks with parents and teenagers from the community, who say that Lord’s death was not an aberration but the culmination of an alarming trend: a group of largely unsupervised teenagers had been wreaking havoc in the areas for more than a year, with few consequences.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 21 June 2024
Every day across America, an average of eight children and teens are unintentionally injured or killed due to an unlocked or unsupervised gun.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024
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“Unsupervised.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsupervised. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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