"have no business" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: has no business [present, singular, third-person], having no business [participle, present], had no business [participle, past], had no business [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> no business}} have no business (third-person singular simple present has no business, present participle having no business, simple past and past participle had no business)
  1. To not have a right or privilege to do something.
    Sense id: en-have_no_business-en-verb-PWLNvx6J
  2. To not have a right or privilege to be in a certain place.
    Sense id: en-have_no_business-en-verb-qp9~VPFG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60

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