not appropriate or proper (or even legal) in the circumstances
<adj.all> undue influence I didn't want to show undue excitement accused of using undue force
lacking justification or authorization
<adj.all> desire for undue private profit unwarranted limitations of personal freedom
beyond normal limits
<adj.all> excessive charges a book of inordinate length his dress stops just short of undue elegance unreasonable demands
Undue \Un*due"\, a. 1. Not due; not yet owing; as, an undue debt, note, or bond.
2. Not right; not lawful or legal; improper; as, an undue proceeding. --Bacon.
3. Not agreeable to a rule or standard, or to duty; disproportioned; excessive; immoderate; inordinate; as, an undue attachment to forms; an undue rigor in the execution of law.
{Undue influence} (Law), any improper or wrongful constraint, machination, or urgency of persuasion, by which one's will is overcome and he is induced to do or forbear an act which he would not do, or would do, if left to act freely. --Abbott.
Intelsat denied, however, that Comsat exerted undue pressure.
I believe its approach puts undue emphasis on the balance sheet, to the detriment of the profit and loss account, and to the disadvantage of users of accounts. The board has now published all but one of the chapters of its draft statement of principles.
In a separate concurring opinion in July, she said the Missouri regulations do not place an "undue burden" on a woman's right to an abortion.
Other political parties are likely to scrutinize his behavior much more closely than they did Mr. Prem's, to prevent Chat Thai and its supporters from gaining undue advantage.
But his beatification has upset many Catholics, not least among the Jesuit community who mistrust Opus Dei's conservative bent. Critics say he is being beatified with undue, even offensive, haste.
He said at the time that if the FDA were to take such action it would expose itself to undue risk of litigation.
Mrs. Brink said her group believed that the plant was not ready to operate safely and that even low-power operation would put area residents at undue risk.
Simply put, undue confidence and complacency can be subtly but consequentially supported by the agreeable notion of corporate culture.
The service said Thursday it had now begun focusing on the officer community and hoped the combination of the three new programs would allow it to reduce those ranks without causing undue personal hardship.
And SABC staff say they no longer receive direct telephone calls from the president. But SABC news continues to reflect undue deference to the presidential viewpoint.
Critics contend that the regulation represents undue interference in thrifts' investment practices.
He acknowledged international pressure to transfer power and free Ms. Suu Kyi, "but we do not care at all about such threats." The pressure amounted to "undue interference in the internal affairs of our country," Khin Nyunt said.
In June, the nation's high court ruled that states do not impose an "undue burden" on pregnant girls by requiring them to notify parents or receive court permission if they don't want to tell their parents.
While it costs more to revamp an existing building, the new law wouldn't require "retrofitting" if it means an "undue burden" for the business.
There is reason to believe Sloan's status would have had an undue impact on the group by inadvertently encouraging uniformity. The third problem is that in creativity-type tasks, groups rather than individuals working alone produce poorer decisions.
But how to go about it without giving rise to undue interference, that's a very practical problem that must be resolved," says Anthony Cheung, a senior lecturer in government administration at the City Polytechnic of Hong Kong.
Possibly because she is the outsider, she manages to survive without undue tristesse, though it is notable that throughout the piece the women tend to be tougher than the men. The rest of the cast make up an unhappy family.
Exemption for "undue financial burden."
Among the items his lawyers have asked for are those relating to "any threats made or undue influence practiced" by Trump on his wife, all his wife's personal diaries since 1976 and all "letters, memos, notes and greeting cards" from him to her.
And for a top Japanese money manager, the U.S. stock market is one of the few places where he can invest and not attract undue attention.
But the Thais have been criticized for the treatment some local authorities give refugees, reluctance to act against pirates and policies that sometimes cause undue suffering to those seeking asylum.
And in the case of Susan Mantell of Manchester at least, there is no doubt that he was right. Ms Mantell declares herself fed up with the Jobs column's 'undue pessimism' in its writings on the Laws of Organisational Stupidity.
The other objectives of the Maastricht Treaty, a common foreign and security policy, must be implemented without undue delay.
Farmers and businessmen charge that Washington is exerting undue pressure to liberalize Korean import rules.
There was nothing in the transaction to put them on notice. The court also overturned an earlier finding of undue influence, because it said the transaction had not been 'manifestly disadvantageous' to her as required in law.
The assertion that the exercise of undue influence can arise based upon a legislator's expressions of interest jeopardizes the ability of members effectively to represent persons and organizations having concern with the activities of executive agencies.
They were an important prop in a fixed exchange rate system where one leading country, the US, pursued its own monetary policy without undue regard for the other participants.
"It is ill-advised, ill-conceived and very imprudent," said Rev. Jaime Soto of the Orange County Coalition for Immigrant Rights. "It is really undue government interference into the affairs of voluntary agencies.
If he fails, local trade unions will continue to exert undue influence over the choice of candidates for parliamentary elections, at least until the issue is obliterated by Labour's national executive committee.
But the board believes holding such ballots inside the company can open them up to undue employer pressure. Mr Gould has also speeded procedures to cut the back-log of cases and prevent wasteful litigation.