Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Not authorized; not warranted by proper authority; not duly commissioned. Also spelled unauthorised.
Wiktionary
- adj. not having any authority
- adj. without official authorization
WordNet 3.0
- adj. not endowed with authority
- adj. without official authorization
Etymologies
- un- + authorized (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Even the phrase "unauthorized autobiography" is old hat.”
“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.”
“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,”
“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.”
The Wall Street Journal: UBS Equities Chiefs Resign in Wake of Scandal
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
The Wall Street Journal: UBS Chief Grübel Resigns After Trading Loss
“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.”
The Wall Street Journal: UBS's Controls and Culture in Question
“Westwood College CEO George Burnett said he was "absolutely appalled" by what he termed unauthorized actions by a few employees brought to light in the GAO investigation.”
The Huffington Post: For-Profit Colleges Rein In Recruiting Tactics
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