undocumented
pronunciation
How to pronounce undocumented in British English:
UK [ˌʌn'dɒkjʊmentɪd]
How to pronounce undocumented in American English:
US [ˌʌn'dɑkjʊmentɪd]
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- Adjective:
- lacking necessary documents (as for e.g. permission to live or work in a country)
Word Origin
- undocumented (adj.)
- 1883, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of document (v.).
Example
- 1. North of the border , legal mexican residents probably now outnumber undocumented ones .
- 2. Prohibit undocumented for posts and post post jobs .
- 3. It will not be able to detect new , unknown attacks with undocumented attack patterns .
- 4. And he said he would veto the dream act , which aims to offer citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants who graduate from college or serve in the armed forces .
- 5. Officials say agents will continue to arrest undocumented workers as part of an effort to build cases against employers , but they are instructed to get indictments or search warrants before making any arrests .