unversiegeltes

Unversiegeltes is the attributive form of the German adjective unversiegelt, meaning not sealed or not closed with a seal. It is used before a neuter singular noun, most commonly in the phrase das unversiegelte Dokument. In that usage the full form reflects inflection: unversiegeltes Dokument. The corresponding forms for other genders are unversiegelter Brief (masculine singular), unversiegelte Urkunde (feminine singular), and unversiegelte Dokumente or unversiegelte Briefe (plural).

Usage and sense. The term describes objects or materials that have not been sealed with a seal. This can apply to physical items such as envelopes, packages, or documents, where the absence of a seal may imply openness, accessibility, or lack of tamper-evidence. Historically, seals played a role in authentication and confidentiality, so unversiegelte items were more prone to inspection or alteration. In modern contexts the adjective remains common in legal, archival, postal, and everyday language to distinguish sealed from unsealed items. The concept can also be extended metaphorically to things not “sealed” in a figurative sense, such as agreements or protections that are not formally secured by a seal.

Etymology. The word is formed from versiegeln (to seal) with the negating prefix un-, following standard German adjective inflection patterns.

See also. Versiegelt, Siegel, Versiegelung, Offen.