unlicensed
adjective /ʌnˈlaɪ.sənst/Definition
› not having a licence (= a document giving legal permission) to do something, for example to sell alcohol, or use or own something, for example a gun: an unlicensed restaurantLegal and illegalAllowing and permitting
(Definition of unlicensed adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- admit of sth phrasal verb
- allow of sth phrasal verb
- allow verb (GIVE PERMISSION)
- allowable adjective
- authorization noun
- authorize verb
- concession noun (SOMETHING ALLOWED)
- given the chance/choice idiom
- go ahead phrasal verb
- imprimatur noun
- leave noun (PERMISSION)
- leave verb (GIVE RESPONSIBILITY)
- let sb/sth in phrasal verb
- let sb/sth out phrasal verb
- mandate verb (GIVE PERMISSION)
- OK noun
- sanction noun (APPROVAL)
- submit verb (ALLOW)
- valid adjective
- waive verb
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Allowing and permitting
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