unlicensed
adjective
un·li·censed
ˌən-ˈlī-sᵊn(t)st 
: not licensed: such as
a
: not authorized or permitted by a license
unlicensed merchandise
an unlicensed firearm
the unlicensed reproduction of books
b
: operating without a license
unlicensed vendors
an unlicensed electrician
unlicensed brokers
unlicensed drivers
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Several states have sued, accusing the company of functioning, in essence, as an unlicensed bookie.
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Danny Funt, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
Urrutia was booked into the Sonoma County Jail on suspicion of animal cruelty, possession of unlicensed dogs, operating a commercial kennel without a license and a probation violation.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Defence journalist Paul Iddon notes in his article for Forbes that since the 1980s, Tehran has produced unlicensed versions of American systems inherited from the Shah-era arsenal, acquired covertly, or captured on the battlefield.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Dec. 2025
The filing is the latest salvo in a legal feud between the two companies, one that was — in CAA’s telling of events — set in motion after a set of high-profile agents allegedly defected from the agency with trade secrets to help CEO Peter Micelli run an unlicensed competitor.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 25 Nov. 2025
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Danny Funt, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
Urrutia was booked into the Sonoma County Jail on suspicion of animal cruelty, possession of unlicensed dogs, operating a commercial kennel without a license and a probation violation.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Defence journalist Paul Iddon notes in his article for Forbes that since the 1980s, Tehran has produced unlicensed versions of American systems inherited from the Shah-era arsenal, acquired covertly, or captured on the battlefield.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Dec. 2025
The filing is the latest salvo in a legal feud between the two companies, one that was — in CAA’s telling of events — set in motion after a set of high-profile agents allegedly defected from the agency with trade secrets to help CEO Peter Micelli run an unlicensed competitor.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Unlicensed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unlicensed. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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