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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Some countries have laws administer what critics believe are cruel punishments or place undue restrictions on women and minorities.
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Rachel Royster
updated March 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2026
Other suburban communities have either banned single-use plastic bags or taxed them due to their environmental impact, and the city leaders felt a tax or a fee on the bags would be too difficult to impose and collect and an outright ban would not cause an undue burden.
—Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
In fact, doing so can put undue stress on the plant and impact flower and fruit production.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 4 Mar. 2026
Enacting the bill without a grace period has caused undue harm to residents, Johnson said.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
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Rachel Royster
updated March 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2026
Other suburban communities have either banned single-use plastic bags or taxed them due to their environmental impact, and the city leaders felt a tax or a fee on the bags would be too difficult to impose and collect and an outright ban would not cause an undue burden.
—Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
In fact, doing so can put undue stress on the plant and impact flower and fruit production.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 4 Mar. 2026
Enacting the bill without a grace period has caused undue harm to residents, Johnson said.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Undue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undue. Accessed 14 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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