undocumented

ʌnˈdɑkjəməntɪd

Definition

Definition of undocumented - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

legal

lacking official documents for identification or authorization

The traveler was undocumented and faced legal issues.

unauthorized

unregistered

unverified

immigration status

not having the legal documents required for immigration

Many undocumented workers face challenges in finding legal employment..

illegal

unauthorized

documentation

Rare

lacking instructions or reference material

Rare

The software was undocumented, causing confusion for users.

unnoted

unrecorded

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Expressions with undocumented

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undocumented immigrant

immigrant without legal authorization to stay

The city offers services to undocumented immigrants.

undocumented worker

worker without legal authorization to work

The company was fined for hiring an undocumented worker.

undocumented feature

unlisted function or behavior absent from official guides

The program has an undocumented feature that activates a hidden debug panel.

Origin of undocumented

Latin, un (not) + documentum (lesson)

Terms with undocumented included in their meaning

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paperless

adj.

undocumented

lacking physical paper documents or identity proof

tribal knowledge

undocumented info

information known within a group not documented

Examples of undocumented in a sentence

The undocumented status of the immigrant led to deportation concerns.
Undocumented immigrants often live in fear of deportation.
The organization provides support for undocumented students.
The undocumented feature caused several issues.
Developers struggled with the undocumented code.

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French:sans papiers, clandestin, ...
German:undokumentiert, illegal, ...
Italian:privo di documenti, irregolare, ...
Spanish:indocumentado, no documentado, ...
Portuguese:indocumentado, sem documentação, ...
Chinese:无证件的, 无合法证件的, ...
Japanese:無許可の, 不法滞在の, ...
Arabic:غَيْر مُوَثَّق, بدون أوراق رسمية, ...
Hebrew:חֲסַר מִסְמָכִים, לֹא מְתוּעָד, ...
Russian:недокументированный, нелегальный, ...
Ukrainian:без документів, недокументований, ...
Hindi:बिना दस्तावेज़ वाला, दस्तावेज़विहीन, ...
Bengali:নথিহীন, বৈধ কাগজপত্রহীন, ...
Catalan:indocumentat, sense papers, ...
Czech:nelegální, nezdokumentovaný, ...
Danish:papirløs, ...
Dutch:ongedocumenteerd, zonder documentatie, ...
Greek:παράτυπος, παράνομος, ...
Hungarian:iratok nélküli, okmányok nélküli, ...
Khmer:គ្មានឯកសារផ្លូវការ, គ្មានឯកសារស្របច្បាប់សម្រាប់អន្តោប្រវេសន៍, ...
Korean:불법 체류의, 서류 미비의, ...
Persian:بی‌مدرک, فاقد مدارک اقامتی, ...
Polish:nieudokumentowany, niedokumentowany, ...
Portuguese (BR):indocumentado, sem documentação, ...
Romanian:fără documente, fără acte, ...
Swedish:papperslös, utan papper, ...
Thai:ไม่มีเอกสาร, ผิดกฎหมาย, ...
Turkish:belgesiz, kaçak, ...
Vietnamese:không giấy tờ, bất hợp thức, ...

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