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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUnpermitted
/ˌʌn.pɚˈmɪt.ɪd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not allowed or officially authorized; lacking the necessary permit or license.
"The city issued a stop-work order for the unpermitted construction on the commercial property." - 2
Prohibited or not sanctioned by rules, regulations, or authorities.
"Camping in the protected ecological zone is strictly unpermitted."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix un- (Old English on-, meaning the reverse of or not) combined with permitted, the past participle of permit (from Latin permittere, meaning to let through or allow). The term solidified in administrative and legal English during the 19th century to describe actions or structures lacking official authorization.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unpermitted" is said worldwide
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sans autorisation
Transliteration: sã o-to-ʁi-za-sjɔ̃
"Les modifications non autorisées du bâtiment seront pénalisées."
unerlaubt
Transliteration: ˈʊn.ɛɐ̯ˌlaʊpt
"Unerlaubte Bauarbeiten wurden sofort gestoppt."
non autorizzato
Transliteration: non au-to-r잠-zza-to
"L'accesso non autorizzato è severamente vietato."
no autorizado
Transliteration: no au-to-ɾi-ˈsa-ðo
"Se multó al propietario por realizar obras no autorizadas."
não autorizado
Transliteration: nãu aw-to-ɾi-ˈza-du
"A construção não autorizada foi demolida."
अनधिकृत
Transliteration: anadhikrit
"अनधिकृत निर्माण के खिलाफ सख्त कार्रवाई की जाएगी।"
未经许可的
Transliteration: wèi jīng xǔ kě de
"任何未经许可的活动都是违法的。"
허가받지 않은
Transliteration: heogabadji an-eun
"허가받지 않은 건물은 철거 대상입니다."
無許可の
Transliteration: mukyoka no
"無許可の増築工事は法律違反です。"
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