Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not authorized; not warranted by proper authority; not duly commissioned. Also spelled
unauthorised .
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- adjective not having any
authority - adjective without
official authorization
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not endowed with authority
- adjective without official authorization
Etymologies
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Examples
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Even the phrase "unauthorized autobiography" is old hat.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed WARREN CLEMENTS 2011
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Yet I've never felt completely comfortable with the term unauthorized, probably because it sounds slightly nefarious, almost as if it involves breaking and entering.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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"Even after all these years I'm still not comfortable with the term unauthorized, because it sounds so nefarious, almost as if it involves breaking and entering,"
NYT > Home Page By PATRICIA COHEN 2010
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Yet I've never felt completely comfortable with the term unauthorized, probably because it sounds slightly nefarious, almost as if it involves breaking and entering.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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Last week, UBS disclosed that a London-based trader at its investment bank had generated $2.3 billion in losses through what it called unauthorized trades.
UBS Trader Faces New Charge Deborah Ball 2011
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All of those plans were thrown in disarray 10 days ago when UBS disclosed that a London-based equity trader at its investment bank generated $2.3 billion in losses this summer through what it called unauthorized trades.
UBS Chief Grübel Resigns After Trading Loss Dana Cimilluca 2011
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Last month, UBS announced that a trader in the equities division of its investment bank had racked up $2.3 billion in losses through what it called unauthorized trades.
UBS Equities Chiefs Resign in Wake of Scandal Deborah Ball 2011
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In a statement Sunday, the Swiss bank blamed its recent $2.3 billion trading loss on what it called unauthorized speculative trading on equity-index futures over the last three months; an employee, Kweku Adoboli , has been charged with fraud by abuse of position.
UBS's Controls and Culture in Question Andrew Peaple 2011
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Last week, Moody's Investors Service put its rating on UBS under review for possible downgrade, following the bank's disclosure that one of its traders lost $2 billion through what it described as unauthorized trading.
Swap Setback for UBS, BNP Paribas Jean Yung 2011
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UBS disclosed Thursday that a trader in its investment-banking unit racked up as much as $2 billion in losses by making what it described as unauthorized trades.
More Pressure on UBS Chief Deborah Ball 2011
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