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unauthorized settlement

[/ˌʌnˈɔθəraɪzd ˈsɛtəlmənt/]
nounpl: unauthorized settlements
ocupação irregular
1. A residential area established without legal permission or proper authorization from relevant authorities, typically on land that does not belong to the occupants
The government initiated a program to relocate families from unauthorized settlements to formal housing.
O governo iniciou um programa para relocar famílias de ocupações irregulares para habitações formais.
2. In legal contexts, an agreement or resolution of a dispute that was not properly sanctioned or approved by competent authorities
The unauthorized settlement of the boundary dispute led to further conflicts.
A resolução não autorizada da disputa de limites levou a conflitos posteriores.
Synonyms
illegal settlementinformal settlementsquatter settlementunplanned settlementinformal housing
Antonyms
authorized settlementformal settlementplanned settlementlegal settlement

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
ocupação irregular
Most common term in Brazilian Portuguese for informal settlements
Brazil
favela
Colloquial term for unauthorized settlements in urban areas
Brazil
assentamento ilegal
Formal/technical alternative term
Portugal
ocupação clandestina
Portuguese European usage for unauthorized settlements

Related Idioms & Phrases

squatters' rights
land occupation
informal housing market
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