- undue influence
- noun Law influence by which a person is induced to act otherwise than by their own free will or without adequate attention to the consequences.
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undue influence
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undue influence — n: improper influence that deprives a person of freedom of choice or substitutes another s choice or desire for the person s own compare coercion, duress, necessity ◇ It is a doctrine of equity that a contract, deed, donation, or testamentary… … Law dictionary
Undue influence — (as a term in jurisprudence) is an equitable doctrine that involves one person taking advantage of a position of power over another person. It is where free will to bargain is not possible.Undue influence in contract lawIf undue influence is… … Wikipedia
undue influence — ˌundue ˈinfluence noun [uncountable] LAW when unfair pressure is put on someone to enter into an agreement: • He was found guilty of misrepresentation and undue influence. * * * undue influence UK US noun [U] LAW ► a situation in which someone… … Financial and business terms
Undue influence — Undue Un*due , a. 1. Not due; not yet owing; as, an undue debt, note, or bond. [1913 Webster] 2. Not right; not lawful or legal; improper; as, an undue proceeding. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 3. Not agreeable to a rule or standard, or to duty;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
undue influence — A species of fraud or constructive fraud whereby means brought to bear upon a person his free agency is destroyed and the will of another person substituted therefor. 25 Am J2d Dur §§ 35, 36. A species of constructive fraud which the court will… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Undue Influence — A situation in which an individual is able to persuade another s decisions due to the relationship between the two parties. In exerting undue influence, the influencing individual is able to gain an advantage. In contract law, a party claiming to … Investment dictionary
undue influence — pernelyg didelė įtaka vartotojui statusas Aprobuotas sritis civilinė teisė ir procesas apibrėžtis Komercinės veiklos subjekto naudojimasis pranašesne padėtimi vartotojo atžvilgiu, darant jam spaudimą, net ir nenaudojant arba negrasinant naudoti… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
undue influence — /ˌʌndju: ɪnfluəns/ noun unfair pressure put on someone to sign a contract ● The salesforce were discouraged from exerting undue influence on prospective buyers … Marketing dictionary in english
undue influence — unfair influence, illegitimate influence of one party on a contract that may deem a contract to be void … English contemporary dictionary
undue influence — noun : such influence over another often presumed from the existence of very close relationships as destroys his free agency in the eye of the law : such influence as prevents a person from exercising his own will and substitutes in its place the … Useful english dictionary
