unduly
adverb
un·du·ly
ˌən-ˈdü-lē 
-ˈdyü-
: in an undue manner : excessively
an unduly harsh punishment
unduly sensitive
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Examples of unduly in a Sentence
taxes that unduly burden homeowners
The punishment was unduly harsh.
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Tonya Evans, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
An opinion authored by Judge Sandra Segal Ikuta reasoned that a league-wide agreement to prevent individual teams from selling out-of-town broadcast rights appears to unduly interfere with teams’ autonomy and reduce viewing options for fans.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2024
England will not be unduly worried by a few bad days at the office.
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Washington has designed many of these restrictions to limit Ukraine’s ability to hit targets far behind the front, fearing that deep strikes would be unduly escalatory.
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Tonya Evans, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
An opinion authored by Judge Sandra Segal Ikuta reasoned that a league-wide agreement to prevent individual teams from selling out-of-town broadcast rights appears to unduly interfere with teams’ autonomy and reduce viewing options for fans.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2024
England will not be unduly worried by a few bad days at the office.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Washington has designed many of these restrictions to limit Ukraine’s ability to hit targets far behind the front, fearing that deep strikes would be unduly escalatory.
—Stephen Biddle, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2024
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“Unduly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unduly. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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unduly
adverb
un·du·ly
ˌən-ˈd(y)ü-lē
ˈən-
: in an undue manner
Legal Definition
unduly
adverb
un·du·ly
ˌən-ˈdü-lē, -ˈdyü-
: in an undue manner : to an excessive degree
unduly influenced the testator
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