unincorporated
Americanadjective
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not chartered as a corporation; lacking the powers and immunities of a corporate enterprise.
an unincorporated business.
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not chartered as a self-governing village or city; lacking the tax, police, and other powers conferred by the state on incorporated incorporate incorporated towns.
an unincorporated hamlet.
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not combined into a single body or unit; not made part of; not included.
Many unincorporated research notes are appended to the text of the book.
adjective
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law lacking corporate status
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not unified or included
Etymology
Origin of unincorporated
First recorded in 1705–15; un- 1 + incorporated
Example Sentences
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Altadena’s status as an unincorporated town can make it more challenging to focus blame across a more dispersed county government, but the group said it also wanted to make sure any political ramifications were warranted.
From Los Angeles Times
Furthermore, out of the $843 million homeless spending package the board approved Tuesday, nearly $100 million will flow directly to cities, local government councils and unincorporated areas to fund homeless programs in those places.
From Los Angeles Times
In Willowbrook, an unincorporated neighborhood nestled in South L.A., just blocks from Compton city limits, federal agents found themselves locked between angry crowds recording them last week.
From Los Angeles Times
In October, a resident of View Park-Windsor Hills, an unincorporated neighborhood in West Los Angeles, spied a man descending into a manhole and called police.
From Los Angeles Times
And his family eventually started having packages sent to his mother’s house in nearby Carmel Valley, an unincorporated community with standard addresses.
From Los Angeles Times
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