unberechtigten

Unberechtigten is the declined form of the German adjective unberechtigt, which means not authorized or not entitled. It is not a noun by itself, but an attributive adjective that describes a noun indicating lack of authorization. The ending -en appears in several cases and numbers, so unberechtigten can occur with different nouns in various grammatical contexts, for example des unberechtigten Zugriffs, dem unberechtigten Zugriff, der unberechtigten Person, den unberechtigten Personen, or die unberechtigten Zugriffe.

In everyday and professional use, unberechtigten is common in security, legal, and data protection language. Typical phrases include unberechtigter Zugriff (unauthorized access) and unberechtigte Personen (unauthorized persons). The term is used to designate individuals who are not allowed to access a facility, a system, or information, as well as actions or processes that occur without the necessary authorization.

Grammatically, the ending of unberechtigt changes with case, number, and gender. With definite articles, the form unberechtigten commonly appears in dative singulars (dem unberechtigten Zugriff, der unberechtigten Person) and in genitive and dative plurals (der unberechtigten Person; den unberechtigten Personen). Without a definite article, strong endings may yield unberechtigte for plural nominative and accusative (unberechtigte Zugriffe) or other forms depending on the noun and case.

Related terms include berechtigt (authorized) and befugt (empowered), which contrast with unberechtigt in indicating entitlement to act or access.