untrafficked
- adjective
- /ʌnˈtræfɪktɪd/
- The authorities confirmed that the goods were untrafficked and entered the country legally.
Examples
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Many remote areas remain untrafficked by smugglers due to strict border controls.
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The organization works to ensure that all workers are untrafficked and employed fairly.
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The area remains untrafficked by illegal activities.
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This route is untrafficked and safe for travel.
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The authorities confirmed that the goods were untrafficked and entered the country legally.
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Many remote areas remain untrafficked by smugglers due to strict border controls.
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The organization works to ensure that all workers are untrafficked and employed fairly.
Synonyms
Allowed by law and not illegal
How Trafficked
Surface Forms
Morphology
untrafficked = trafficked (transparent) = un + traffic + ed
Clearly formed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to 'trafficked' (traffic + -ed), so the meaning 'not trafficked' is directly inferable.
Etymology
Untrafficked is made of un- and traffic, and traffic can mean illegal trade or the movement of people or goods, as in 'people trafficking'. So untrafficked means 'not moved, sold, or smuggled unlawfully', which is why officials say goods or workers are untrafficked when they entered or work legally.