無断

むだん
JLPT:N1
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1

Acting without permission; doing something without obtaining someone’s consent.

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上司の許可なく無断で休むのは良くない。

It's not good to take time off without your boss's permission.

写真を無断で転載するのは著作権違反だ。

Reposting photos without permission violates copyright.

彼は無断で会社の資料を持ち出した。

He took company materials without permission.

2

Lack of (advance) notice; doing something without prior notification.

NounNoun (Prefix)

Examples

無断で訪問されると準備ができていない。

If someone visits without notice, you're unprepared.

店に無断で居座る客は迷惑だ。

Customers who stay in a shop without notice are a nuisance.

この建物では無断侵入は禁止されています。

Unauthorized entry into this building is prohibited.

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