unregulated
adjective/ʌnˈrɛɡjəleɪtɪd/
Frequency rank: #12,206 most common English word
Meaning
not controlled or supervised by rules or laws.
Example sentence
The market remained unregulated for years, allowing companies to set their own safety standards.
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