1
: not due : not yet payable
2
: exceeding or violating propriety or fitness : more than is reasonable or necessary : excessive
undue force
Examples of undue in a Sentence
These requirements shouldn't cause you any undue hardship.
His writing is elegant without calling undue attention to itself.
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Wait for the Host's Signal Walking into the dining room and immediately taking a seat can disrupt the natural rhythm of the gathering or cause undue stress for the host.
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Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 3 June 2026
Traditionally, courts have used the Brunner test to determine undue hardship.
—John Csiszar, CNBC, 2 June 2026
Gambling on the health of an already unhealthy roster also has placed undue burden on veteran point guard Skylar Diggins.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
Defense attorneys, seated in a long row before Maguire while their clients sat in jail uniforms in the courtroom’s jury box, called the DA’s motion unnecessary, arguing any undue pretrial publicity began with prosecutors’ own news conference at the beginning of their criminal case.
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Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 3 June 2026
Traditionally, courts have used the Brunner test to determine undue hardship.
—John Csiszar, CNBC, 2 June 2026
Gambling on the health of an already unhealthy roster also has placed undue burden on veteran point guard Skylar Diggins.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
Defense attorneys, seated in a long row before Maguire while their clients sat in jail uniforms in the courtroom’s jury box, called the DA’s motion unnecessary, arguing any undue pretrial publicity began with prosecutors’ own news conference at the beginning of their criminal case.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 1 June 2026
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“Undue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undue. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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undue
adjective
un·due
ˌən-ˈd(y)ü 
1
: not due
2
: excessive
undue profit
Legal Definition
undue
adjective
un·due
ˌən-ˈdü, -ˈdyü
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
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