improper (undue) influence

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• undue influence — n: improper influence that deprives a person of freedom of choice or substitutes another s choice or desire for the person s own compare coercion, duress, necessity ◇ It is a doctrine of equity that a contract, deed, donation, or testamentary… …   Law dictionary

• Undue influence — Undue Un*due , a. 1. Not due; not yet owing; as, an undue debt, note, or bond. [1913 Webster] 2. Not right; not lawful or legal; improper; as, an undue proceeding. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 3. Not agreeable to a rule or standard, or to duty;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• undue — /un dooh , dyooh /, adj. 1. unwarranted; excessive: undue haste. 2. inappropriate; unjustifiable; improper: undue influence. 3. not owed or currently payable. [1350 1400; ME undewe. See UN 1, DUE] * * * …   Universalium

• undue — un•due [[t]ʌnˈdu, ˈdyu[/t]] adj. 1) unwarranted; excessive 2) inappropriate; unjustifiable or improper: undue influence[/ex] 3) not owed or currently payable • Etymology: 1350–1400 …   From formal English to slang

• undue — un·due /ˌən dü, dyü/ adj 1: not due: not yet payable an undue bill 2: exceeding or violating propriety or fitness would impose undue hardship on the debtors such a requirement would place an undue burden on employers Merriam Webster’s …   Law dictionary

• influence — in·flu·ence n 1 a: the act or power of producing an effect without any apparent exertion of force or direct exercise of command b: corrupt interference with authority for personal gain 2: the power or capacity of causing an effect in indirect or… …   Law dictionary

• Undue — Un*due , a. 1. Not due; not yet owing; as, an undue debt, note, or bond. [1913 Webster] 2. Not right; not lawful or legal; improper; as, an undue proceeding. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 3. Not agreeable to a rule or standard, or to duty;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• improper influence — undue influence (q.v.) …   Black's law dictionary

• improper influence — undue influence (q.v.) …   Black's law dictionary

• influence — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 effect sb/sth has; power to control sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, enormous, great, marked, significant, substantial, tremendous ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• undue — More than necessary; not proper; illegal. It denotes something wrong, according to the standard of morals which the law enforces in relations of men, and in fact illegal, and qualifies the purpose with which influence is exercised or result which …   Black's law dictionary