Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
disproportionate expense and undue delay — A reason for excluding an individual subsidiary undertaking from the consolidated financial statements of a group. It concerns a situation in which there would be a relatively high cost and an excessive time lag in obtaining the information… … Accounting dictionary
undue — un|due [ˌʌnˈdju: US ˈdu:] adj [only before noun] formal more than is reasonable, suitable, or necessary ▪ De Gaulle felt that America had undue influence in Europe. undue pressure/stress/strain etc ▪ Exercise gently and avoid putting yourself… … Dictionary of contemporary English
undue — UK US /ʌnˈdjuː/ adjective [before noun] ► more than is acceptable or necessary: »Another rise in interest rates so soon would risk spreading undue alarm among businesses and consumers. undue pressure/strain/hardship »A council member said the… … Financial and business terms
delay — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous (esp. BrE), lengthy, long, major, serious, significant, substantial ▪ After a considerable … Collocations dictionary
undue — UK [ʌnˈdjuː] / US [ʌnˈdu] adjective [only before noun] formal not necessary or reasonable These minor improvements have caused undue expense and delay. • Collocations: Nouns frequently used with undue ▪ burden, delay, hardship, influence,… … English dictionary
undue — adj. Undue is used with these nouns: ↑attention, ↑burden, ↑complication, ↑delay, ↑emphasis, ↑hardship, ↑haste, ↑influence, ↑interference, ↑pessimism, ↑pressure, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
undue — un|due [ ʌn du ] adjective only before noun FORMAL not necessary or reasonable: EXCESSIVE: These minor improvements have caused undue expense and delay … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
inexcusable delay — I noun default, dereliction, dilatoriness, disregard, failure of duty, indifference, inobservance, lack of diligence, laggardness, laxity, laxness, malfeasance, neglect, neglectfulness, negligence, noncompliance, nonfeasance, nonobservance,… … Law dictionary
cause to move with undue slowness — index hold up (delay) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
laches — la·ches / la chəz, lā , shəz/ n pl laches [Anglo French lachesce laschesce negligence, from Old French lasche lax, ultimately from Latin laxare to loosen, from laxus slack] 1: undue delay in asserting a right or privilege compare statute of… … Law dictionary
