Undue Influence
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Any improper constraint, machination or urgency of persuasion whereby the will of a person is overpowered, and he is induced to act otherwise than he would have done. It has been said to imply more subtle influence than "duress" (see Story, Eq. Jur. § 239), but has been held to include threats and vio< lence, in which use it is S3monymous with "duress" (33 N. J. Eq. 494). As used in respect to wills, it includes duress.