Unlicensed
(adjective)
- Not having or not required to have a license: an unlicensed driver; an unlicensed bar.
- Not authorized; not legally permitted.
Origin:
Middle english word "unlicenciat" meaning not granted a license, from un- + licenciat, past participle of licenciare to license.
Examples:
- He was driving an unlicensed car.
- I cannot buy cigarettes from an unlicensed vendor.
- The teacher was unlicensed to teach that subject.
- He was arrested for operating an unlicensed radio station.
- It is illegal to sell alcohol from an unlicensed establishment.