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Discover LudwigThe phrase "Unlicensed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is not authorized or permitted, often in the context of activities, professions, or products that require a license. Example: "The unlicensed driver was pulled over by the police for operating a vehicle without a valid license."
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Unlicensed
adjective
Not licensed; not officially authorized
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"There's the same number of unlicensed gangmasters as there is licensed, in the food-processing industry, for instance.
All countries should make available a cheap, unlicensed drug to prevent blindness in older people – one in preference to the expensive licensed version promoted by pharmaceutical companies, a World Health Organisation committee has ruled.
There may be some unlicensed businesses operating in the UK, but not that kind of volume – anything approaching those figures would definitely register on our radar.
I take great exception to this statement, as we rely on reports from workers, companies and members of the public about unlicensed or criminal activity.
Unlike Talking Funny, The Green Room has a studio audience, which slightly ruins the illusion of an unlicensed eavesdrop on stand-ups talking shop.
The alleged gang ringleader, Rosemere Aparecida Ferreira, reportedly admitted to police that Jandyra had paid R$4,500 (£1,100) for the termination carried out by an unlicensed doctor, Carlos Augusto Graça de Oliveira, but said she had not been there at the time.
Anime studios are cottoning on; the video upload and streaming site Crunchyroll now has contracts to legally stream shows, though this has meant cutting out unlicensed uploads.
Pai quotes an "industry source" who says: "There's the same number of unlicensed gangmasters as there is licensed, in the food-processing industry, for instance".
Alleged offences include including banditry and possession of unlicensed firearms.
The DAP recently threatened to quit a PAS-led state government after it demolished an unlicensed pig abattoir.
Unlicensed flights will be uncharted, the craft unidentified and their operators uninsured.Horses for coursesThe right way to balance safety and innovation is to create a set of rules for commercial drones that depend on their size, use and so on.
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