unauthorized
adjective
un·au·tho·rized
ˌən-ˈȯ-thə-ˌrīzd 
: not authorized : without authority or permission
an unauthorized biography
unauthorized communications
was unauthorized to act for her husband
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Littlejohn pleaded guilty to the unauthorized disclosure of tax information and was sentenced to five years in prison in 2024.
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Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
OpenAI fielded complaints from users who reported unauthorized charges for ChatGPT subscriptions appearing on their bank statements.
—Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Entrant agrees that Released Parties (as defined below) are not responsible for any unauthorized use of Entries by third parties.
—Tim McGovern, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
Officials there have said that Iraqi army forces investigated reports of an unauthorized military force in the Nukhaib desert -- a barren area to the southwest of the cities of Karbala and Najaf -- in early March and came under fire while en route to the location.
—Arkansas Online, 16 May 2026
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Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
OpenAI fielded complaints from users who reported unauthorized charges for ChatGPT subscriptions appearing on their bank statements.
—Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Entrant agrees that Released Parties (as defined below) are not responsible for any unauthorized use of Entries by third parties.
—Tim McGovern, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
Officials there have said that Iraqi army forces investigated reports of an unauthorized military force in the Nukhaib desert -- a barren area to the southwest of the cities of Karbala and Najaf -- in early March and came under fire while en route to the location.
—Arkansas Online, 16 May 2026
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“Unauthorized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unauthorized. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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