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What we say is that democracy means that you have the right to vote without intimidation and undue burdens. But if you stand in line for six hours, technically, today there is no document, no standard, no law that says that that's wrong.
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Meaning of "undue" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNDUE

undue  [ʌnˈdjuː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDUE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Undue is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNDUE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of undue in the English dictionary

The first definition of undue in the dictionary is excessive or unwarranted. Other definition of undue is unjust, improper, or illegal. Undue is also not yet payable.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNDUE


adieu
əˈdjuː
bedew
bɪˈdjuː
deaw
djuː
dew
djuː
due
djuː
d´you
djuː
endue
ɪnˈdjuː
fondue
ˈfɒndjuː
honeydew
ˈhʌnɪˌdjuː
indue
ɪnˈdjuː
mildew
ˈmɪlˌdjuː
overdue
ˌəʊvəˈdjuː
perdu
ˈpɜːdjuː
perdue
ˈpɜːdjuː
residue
ˈrɛzɪˌdjuː
subdue
səbˈdjuː
sundew
ˈsʌnˌdjuː
vendue
ˈvɛndjuː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNDUE

undubbed
undug
undulance
undulancy
undulant
undulant fever
undular
undulate
undulate ray
undulately
undulating
undulatingly
undulation
undulationist
undulator
undulatory
undulled
undulous
unduly
unduplicated

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNDUE

antique
avenue
blue
boutique
cire perdue
continue
give a person his due
give the devil his due
hue
issue
league
out of the blue
politique
rue
sue
technique
true
unique
value
venue

Synonyms and antonyms of undue in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNDUE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «undue» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of undue

Translation of «undue» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNDUE

Find out the translation of undue to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of undue from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «undue» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

过分的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

indebido
570 millions of speakers

English

undue
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनुचित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لا مبرر له
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

необоснованная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

excessivo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অযৌক্তিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

excessif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak wajar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

übermäßig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

過度の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지나친
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Undue
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quá mức
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தகாத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनुचित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yersiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

eccessivo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieuzasadnionego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

необгрунтована
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nejustificate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αδικαιολόγητη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onbehoorlike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

otillbörlig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ugrunnet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of undue

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDUE»

The term «undue» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.401 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDUE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «undue» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «undue» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about undue

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10 QUOTES WITH «UNDUE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word undue.
1
Julian Assange
We always expect tremendous criticism. It is my role to be the lightning rod ... to attract the attacks against the organization for our work, and that is a difficult role. On the other hand, I get undue credit.
2
Augustine Birrell
Given Pounds and five years, and an ordinary man can in the ordinary course, without any undue haste or putting any pressure upon his taste, surround himself with books, all in his own language, and thence forward have at least one place in the world.
3
Jean de la Bruyere
There is no road too long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue haste; there are no honors too distant to the man who prepares himself for them with patience.
4
Adam Gopnik
There are as many attitudes to cooking as there are people cooking, of course, but I do think that cooking guys tend - I am a guilty party here - to take, or get, undue credit for domestic virtue, when in truth cooking is the most painless and, in its ways, ostentatious of the domestic chores.
5
Archibald Hill
Perhaps the spirit of adventure, be it mental or material adventure, is a factor so essential in human progress that no emphasis of it is undue.
6
David Kay
And you know, almost in a perverse way, I wish it had been undue influence because we know how to correct that. We get rid of the people who, in fact, were exercising that.
7
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
Surely it is one of the simplest laws of taste in dress, that it shall not attract undue attention from the wearer to the worn.
8
Quintilian
It is worth while too to warn the teacher that undue severity in correcting faults is liable at times to discourage a boy's mind from effort.
9
Frank Rich
For a man who purports to have learned of media ethics only this month, Mr. Williams has spent an undue amount of time appearing as a media ethicist on both CNN and the cable news networks of NBC.
10
DeForest Soaries
What we say is that democracy means that you have the right to vote without intimidation and undue burdens. But if you stand in line for six hours, technically, today there is no document, no standard, no law that says that that's wrong.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDUE»

Discover the use of undue in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to undue and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Undue Risk: Secret State Experiments on Humans
From the courtrooms of Nuremberg to the battlefields of the Gulf War, Undue Risk exposes a variety of government policies and specific cases, includingplutonium injections to unwilling hospital patients, and even the attempted recruitment ...
Jonathan D. Moreno, 2013
2
Undue Process: The Ncaa's Injustice for All
Based on 300 hours of interviews with coaches, athletic directors, student-athletes, and NCAA officials, Undue Process examines the NCAA's system of "justice" -- the organization's history and its growth in power over the years, the lack of ...
Don Yaeger, 1991
3
Duress, undue influence and unconscionable dealing
This book examines: the nature of undue influence, actual undue influence, presumed undue influence, abuse of confidence, and third party undue influence.
Nelson Enonchong, 2006
4
Undue influence: the epic battle for the Johnson & Johnson ...
An account of the battle over the Johnson & Johnson fortune describes how Basia Johnson, the Polish servant who married the elderly Johnson & Johnson heir when she was just thirty-two, battled with the Johnson family for the estate. 100,000 ...
David Margolick, 1993
5
Undue influence: wealthy foundations, grant-driven ...
This book is based on documents leaked by concerned environmentalists.
Ron Arnold, 1999
6
Undue Influence: How the Wall Street Elite Puts the ...
Undue Influence also brings readers up to speed on other important issues, including how the financial elite has been able to perpetuate itself, how the markets lend themselves to these special interest groups, and how it is possible that ...
Charles R. Geisst, 2004
7
Undue Influence
Defense attorney Paul Madriani is mired in a complex web of intrigue and murder when the sister of his late wife, embroiled in a bitter custody battle with her former husband, becomes the prime suspect in the murder of her ex-husband and ...
Steve Martini, 1995
8
Undue Diligence
A brilliant patent attorney is on the verge of making partner and winning a big lawsuit when everything unravels.
Paul C. Haughey, 2006
9
The Law's Delay: Essays on Undue Delay in Civil Litigation
All areas of the law are covered. The books are published in various European languages under the auspices of METRO, the Institute for Transnational Legal Research at Maastricht University. Civil procedure and delay were born together.
C. H. van Rhee, 2004
10
Undue Process: The Untold Story of America's German Alien ...
The shocking truth about America's wartime treatment of German aliens.
Arnold Krammer, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDUE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term undue is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Masters Of Sex: “Undue Influence”
A commenter posted last week that although he got why last week's Tessa scene, in which she was forced to do a sex act, had to happen, it still wasn't very ... «A.V. Club, Aug 15»
2
Undue benefits of Rs 156cr provided to IT companies: CAG
Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has found that due to absence of guidelines, IT parks under Information Technology Department in Kerala, extended ... «Moneycontrol.com, Jul 15»
3
Judge Rules Woman Living On $10000 Income Isn't Facing 'Undue
A federal judge ruled that an unemployed woman whose income is only about $10,000 a year doesn't qualify for cancellation of $37,000 in student loan debt ... «ThinkProgress, Jun 15»
4
Council says it felt 'undue pressure' to make decision on Barkindji …
At a meeting yesterday, Wentworth Shire Council agreed it would consent to the determination, but said it felt undue pressure to make a decision in the face of ... «ABC Online, Jun 15»
5
Undue credit
DAVID EINHORN, a hedge-fund manager, saw the financial crisis coming and made a fortune from it. But not all his predictions have been as prescient. Asked in ... «The Economist, May 15»
6
Telecom Ministry Seeks Legal Opinion on CAG 'Undue Benefits …
The Telecom Ministry has sought legal opinion on a CAG report that stated undue benefits were extended to companies including Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, ... «NDTV, May 15»
7
Reliance Jio got $530 million undue benefit: CAG
MUMBAI: Reliance Industries Ltd's telecoms unit got an undue benefit of about $530 million after the Indian government allowed it to offer voice services over ... «Times of India, May 15»
8
Inflation to hit the target without undue delay – ECB's Draghi
FXStreet (Mumbai) - The European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi said on Monday that the inflation will return to its medium-term target “without ... «FXStreet, Apr 15»
9
Mother 'can't afford appeal lawyer'
"I didn't use undue influence," said the woman. "I was just trying to make him understand. Mrs Justice Hogg just believed what she was told. But the man she ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
10
Government deciding whether Israeli attorney general must pay …
Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein and his predecessor, Menachem Mazuz, were both paid undue benefits by mistake. The overpayments total about 50,000 ... «Haaretz, Mar 15»

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