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Unauthorised

Definition: Unauthorised

Unauthorised

Adjective

1. Not endowed with authority.

2. Without official authorization; "an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat work stoppage".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "unauthorised" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1843. (references)

"Unauthorised" is a common misspelling or typo for: unauthorized.


Synonyms: Unauthorised

Synonyms: unauthorized (adj), wildcat (adj). (additional references)
Synonyms by domain: computer espionage (computing, law), theft of data, unauthorised access, unauthorised access attempt, unauthorised access to a data processing system, unauthorised access to computer material, unauthorised broker (finance), unauthorised denial of service (computing, law), unauthorised destruction, unauthorised disclosure of data, unauthorised insurance (insurance), unauthorised labour (labor), unauthorised modification of data (computing, law), unauthorised obtaining of data, unauthorised removal of goods (finance), unauthorised restriction (computing, law), unauthorised use of the trade mark (law), unauthorised wearing of the military uniform, unauthorized access (computing, law), unauthorized access attempt, unauthorized denial of service, unauthorized destruction, unauthorized disclosure of data, unauthorized insurance (insurance), unauthorized modification of data (computing, law), unauthorized restriction.
Antonym: authorized (adj). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Unauthorised

Specialty definitions using "unauthorised": callback, computer frauddata manipulationfraudulent misuse of a computerphackersoftware theftThe Cuckoo's Eggunauthorised access to a data processing system, unauthorised access to computer material. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Unauthorised

DomainTitle

Books

  • Maximum Alicia Keys: The Unauthorised Biography of Alicia Keys [ABRIDGED] (reference)

  • Bright Lights, Baked Ziti: The Unofficial, Unauthorised Guide to the Sopranos (reference)

  • Uncharted Territory: An Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Farscape (reference)

  • Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Varietal Purity and Suspected Unauthorised Importation of Certain Vine Propagating Material (reference)

  • The pride of Lucifer : Morgan Grenfell, 1838-1988 : the unauthorised biography of a merchant bank (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Unauthorised

"Unauthorised" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Unauthorised" is used about 335 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)100%33515,680

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Unauthorised

Expressions using "unauthorised": unauthorised access unauthorised access to a data processing system unauthorised access to computer material unauthorised broker unauthorised destruction unauthorised disclosure of data unauthorised insurance unauthorised modification of data unauthorised obtaining of data unauthorised wearing of the military uniform. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Unauthorised

Language Translations for "unauthorised"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

未批准 (unauthorized). (various references)

   

Danish

  

uberettiget begrænsning (unauthorised restriction, unauthorized restriction), uautoriseret forsikring (unauthorised insurance, unauthorized insurance), uautoriseret fjernelse (unauthorised destruction, unauthorized destruction), uautoriseret adgang (unauthorised access, unauthorized access), patenter udnyttes uretmaessigt eller bringes til en uberettiget tredjemands kundskab (patents are improperly used or come to the knowledge of an unauthorised person). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

onbevoegde toegang (unauthorised access, unauthorized access), onbevoegde beperking (unauthorised restriction, unauthorized restriction), onbevoegd vernietigen van gegevens (unauthorised destruction, unauthorized destruction), octrooien worden onrechtmatig toegepast of komen ter kennis van een niet bevoegde derde (patents are improperly used or come to the knowledge of an unauthorised person), niet-toegelaten verzekering (unauthorised insurance, unauthorized insurance). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

valtuudeton tuhoaminen (unauthorised destruction, unauthorized destruction), valtuudeton pääsy (unauthorised access, unauthorized access). (various references)

   

French

  

vol de données (unauthorised obtaining of data), soustraction de données (unauthorised obtaining of data), restriction non autorisée (unauthorised restriction, unauthorized restriction), espionnage informatique (unauthorised obtaining of data), destruction non autorisée (unauthorised destruction, unauthorized destruction), des brevets sont utilisés indûment ou viennent la connaissance d'un tiers non autorisé (patents are improperly used or come to the knowledge of an unauthorised person), assurance non agréée (unauthorised insurance, unauthorized insurance), accès non autorisé (unauthorised access, unauthorized access). (various references)

   

German

  

unberechtigter Zugriff (unauthorised access, unauthorized access), unberechtigter Zugang (unauthorised access, unauthorized access), unberechtigte Versicherung (unauthorised insurance, unauthorized insurance), unberechtigte Vernichtung (unauthorised destruction, unauthorized destruction), unberechtigte Beschränkung (unauthorised restriction, unauthorized restriction), unbefugte Datenbeschaffung (computer espionage, theft of data, unauthorised obtaining of data), Patente werden unbefugt genutzt oder einem Unbefugten bekannt (patents are improperly used or come to the knowledge of an unauthorised person), Datendiebstahl (computer espionage, theft of data, unauthorised obtaining of data), Computerspionage (computer espionage, spying out of data, theft of data, unauthorised obtaining of data). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

μη εγκεκριμένη ασφάλιση (unauthorised insurance, unauthorized insurance), ανεξουσιοδότητη πρόσβαση (unauthorised access, unauthorized access), ανεξουσιοδότητη διαγραφή (unauthorised destruction, unauthorized destruction), ανεξουσιοδότητος περιορισμός (unauthorised restriction, unauthorized restriction), διπλώματα ευρεσιτεχνίας χρησιμοποιούνται αντικανονικώς ή περιέρχονται σε γνώση μη εξουσιοδοτημένου τρίτου (patents are improperly used or come to the knowledge of an unauthorised person). (various references)

   

Italian

  

spionaggio informatico (computer espionage, theft of data, unauthorised obtaining of data), furto di dati (computer espionage, theft of data, unauthorised obtaining of data), distruzione non autorizzata (unauthorised destruction, unauthorized destruction), brevetti sono utilizzati indebitamente o vengono a conoscenza di un terzo non autorizzato (patents are improperly used or come to the knowledge of an unauthorised person), assicurazione non autorizzata (unauthorised insurance, unauthorized insurance), acquisizione illecita di dati (computer espionage, theft of data, unauthorised obtaining of data), accesso non autorizzato (unauthorised access, unauthorized access). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

권한외 (unauthorized). (various references)

   

Manx

  

gyn ughtarys. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

authorisedunay

   

Portuguese

  

seguro não autorizado (unauthorised insurance, unauthorized insurance), restrição não autorizada (unauthorised restriction, unauthorized restriction), destruição não autorizada dos dados (unauthorised destruction, unauthorized destruction), as patentes são indevidamente utilizadas ou chegam ao conhecimento de terceiros não autorizados (patents are improperly used or come to the knowledge of an unauthorised person), acesso não autorizado (unauthorised access, unauthorized access). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

seguro no aceptado (unauthorised insurance, unauthorized insurance), restricción desautorizada (unauthorised restriction, unauthorized restriction), destrucción no autorizada (unauthorised destruction, unauthorized destruction), acceso desautorizado (unauthorised access, unauthorized access). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

olovlig försäkring (unauthorised insurance, unauthorized insurance), obehörig radering av information (unauthorised destruction, unauthorized destruction), obehörig inskränkning av behörighet (unauthorised restriction, unauthorized restriction), obehörig åtkomst (unauthorised access, unauthorized access). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Unauthorised

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-d-e-h-i-n-o-r-s-t-u-u"

-2 letters: authorised, housetrain, thunderous.

-3 letters: antherids, authorise, durations, indurates, nourished, ordinates, outraised, outrushed, outshined, senhorita, tarnished, thioureas, undershot, unthreads.

-4 letters: adhesion, aneroids, antherid, antihero, arointed, asteroid, astonied, audients, auditors, authored, daunters, denarius, detrains, dianthus, diatrons, dinosaur, dourines, duration, enshroud, hairnets, handiest, handouts, hardiest, hardnose, haunters, hauteurs, hedonist, hideouts, hoariest, hordeins, horniest, hounders, indurate, inearths.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Usage Frequency
6. Expressions
7. Translations: Modern
8. Anagrams
9. Bibliography


  

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