What does undocumented mean?

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un·doc·u·ment·ed

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. undocumentedadjective

    lacking necessary documents (as for e.g. permission to live or work in a country)

    "undocumented aliens"; "undocumented tax deductions"

Wiktionary

  1. undocumentedadjective

    not having the documents to support a claim

  2. undocumentedadjective

    not having official documentation required to enter, live or work in a country

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  1. undocumented

    Undocumented typically refers to something or someone that lacks the necessary official documents or records. This can refer to immigrants without legal permission to live in a specific country, an action or process not officially recorded, or things not supported with necessary written evidence. It is often used in the context where proper authorization, approval, or paperwork is required or expected but is absent.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of undocumented in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of undocumented in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of undocumented in a Sentence

  1. Gilbert Villegas:

    Emanuel said at a recent press conference. The city says the free IDs will help those who currently struggle to get one – like the homeless, formerly incarcerated and undocumented immigrants – live a better life. NEW YORK CITY MAY ERASE ID CARD DATA TO PROTECT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS You need an ID for a job. You need an ID to get an apartment. You just need an ID for everything.

  2. Donald Trump:

    Deporting 11 million undocumented immigrants is a logistical nightmare. These are examples of putting himself in a very precarious position even if he were successful.

  3. Dorothy Leland:

    It troubles me to think that some in our Bobcat family would wish harm upon [undocumented students] and that through their speech, they would deliberately introduce added stress and anxiety into their fellow students’ lives, uC Merced remains committed to doing everything in its power to enable our undocumented students to pursue their education.

  4. Andrew Selee:

    The global recession really made people lose hope, it’s a big deal to go from being middle class in your country to be undocumented in the United States.

  5. Carlos Smith:

    The message has already been received by the 18,000 undocumented persons in Polk County, this is not the message we need to be sending out with a disaster upon us.

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