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undue influence
undue influence definition - legal
n
A persuasive power sufficient to sway the free will of a donor or testator.
Such influence constitutes just cause for a court to nullify a will or
invalidate a donorÂ’s gift. A contract may not be binding if one party has undue
influence over the other; for example, one between an employer and an employee
or between a priest and a penitent.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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