Adjective: unauthorized ún'o-thu,rIzd
- Not endowed with authority
"The unauthorized access to the system triggered a security alert";
- unauthorised [Brit]
- Without official authorization
"an unauthorized strike";
- unauthorised [Brit], wildcat
See also: authorisation [Brit], authorization, illegitimate, mandate, self-appointed, unaccredited, unlicenced [Brit, non-standard], unlicensed, unofficial
Encyclopedia: Unauthorized