The definition of irrespective is regardless or not taking into account.
(adjective)If you are going to do something regardless of whether you receive permission, this is an example of a time when you are going to do something irrespective of whether you are allowed.
See irrespective in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
Origin: ir- + respective
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See irrespective in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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