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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Valente then switches the plates to an unregistered plate out of Maine.
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Phil Helsel, NBC news, 19 Dec. 2025
Kevin Krebs entered a guilty plea to possession of an unregistered firearm or destructive device and faces up to 10 years in prison.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
The defendants are charged in federal court with conspiracy and possession of an unregistered destructive device, court papers reviewed by USA TODAY show.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
Children born outside the plan were also often denied registration at birth, thus creating a generation of unregistered citizens who were unable to access healthcare services, enroll in public schools, or travel freely.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 12 Dec. 2025
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Phil Helsel, NBC news, 19 Dec. 2025
Kevin Krebs entered a guilty plea to possession of an unregistered firearm or destructive device and faces up to 10 years in prison.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
The defendants are charged in federal court with conspiracy and possession of an unregistered destructive device, court papers reviewed by USA TODAY show.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
Children born outside the plan were also often denied registration at birth, thus creating a generation of unregistered citizens who were unable to access healthcare services, enroll in public schools, or travel freely.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 12 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unregistered
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“Unregistered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unregistered. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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