undueness

Roget category 925

6. Words relating to the sentient and moral
› 6.4. Moral affections
›› 6.4.1. Moral obligations

#925. [Absence of right.] Undueness

noun

undueness etc. adj. — malum prohibitum [Lat.] — impropriety — illegality etc. 964.
falseness etc. adj. — emptiness of title, invalidity of title — illegitimacy.
loss of right, disfranchisement, forfeiture.
usurpation, tort, violation, breach, encroachment, presumption, assumption, seizure — stretch, exaction, imposition, lion's share.
usurper, pretender.

verb

be undue etc. adj. — not be due etc. 924.
infringe, encroach, trench on, exact — arrogate, arrogate to oneself — give an inch and take an ell — stretch a point, strain a point — usurp, violate, do violence to.
disfranchise, disentitle, disqualify — invalidate.
relax etc. (be lax) 738 — misbehave etc. (vice) 945 — misbecome^†.

adjective

undue — unlawful etc. (illegal) 964 — unconstitutional — illicit — unauthorized, unwarranted, disallowed, unallowed^†, unsanctioned, unjustified — unentitled^†, disentitled, unqualified, disqualified — unprivileged, unchartered.
illegitimate, bastard, spurious, supposititious, false — usurped.
tortious [Law].
undeserved, unmerited, unearned — unfulfilled.
forfeited, disfranchised.
improper — unmeet, unfit, unbefitting, unseemly — unbecoming, misbecoming^† — seemless^† — contra bonos mores [Lat.] — not the thing, out of the question, not to be thought of — preposterous, pretentious, would-be.

phrase

filius nullius.

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