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.