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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Calin Van Paris, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
To remedy this without creating undue delays for businesses, the Act creates a hold-separate requirement for up to 90 days to allow the court to review public comments and government responses.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
As written and implemented, these laws place undue burden on proving individual culpability based on smoking-gun evidence of hate.
—Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
Some countries have laws administer what critics believe are cruel punishments or place undue restrictions on women and minorities.
—Rachel Royster
updated March 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for undue
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“Undue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undue. Accessed 30 Mar. 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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