unauthorised

Describes something done or acting without official permission or authority.

• 🇵🇹Descreve algo feito ou que opera sem autorização oficial ou permissão; que não foi aprovado ou autorizado por quem de direito.

1. Lacking official permission B2 formal

   Not having the required permission or approval from an authority.

   • The unauthorised entry into the building was reported to security.
   • He made an unauthorised change to the contract.
   • Access to the server is blocked for unauthorised users.

   🇵🇹Não autorizado

   Sinônimos: forbiddenillegalillicitprohibitedunlicensedunsanctionedunwarranted

   Antônimos: approvedauthorizedlicensedsanctioned

2. Not officially sanctioned B2 formal

   Done or created without the approval of the relevant authority.

   • The biography was an unauthorised account of the celebrity's life.
   • Unauthorised distribution of the software is illegal.
   • The protest was considered an unauthorised gathering by the city council.

   🇵🇹Não autorizado

   Sinônimos: illegalillicitprohibitedunlicensedunofficialunsanctionedunwarranted

   Antônimos: approvedauthorizedlicensedsanctioned

• more unauthorised comparative form
• most unauthorised superlative form