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In jurisprudence, '''undue influence''' is an [[Equity (law)|equitable doctrine]] that involves one person taking advantage of a position of [[Power (social and political)|power]] over another person. This inequity in power between the parties can vitiate one party's consent as they are unable to freely exercise their independent will.<ref name="56 CLR 113">{{cite AustLII|HCA|41|1936|litigants=[[Johnson v Buttress]] |parallelcite=[http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/HCA/1936/41.pdf (1936) 56 {{abbr|CLR|Commonwealth Law Reports}} 113] |courtname=auto |date=17 August 1936}}.</ref> | In jurisprudence, '''undue influence''' is an [[Equity (law)|equitable doctrine]] that involves one person taking advantage of a position of [[Power (social and political)|power]] over another person. This inequity in power between the parties can vitiate one party's consent as they are unable to freely exercise their independent will.<ref name="56 CLR 113">{{cite AustLII|HCA|41|1936|litigants=[[Johnson v Buttress]] |parallelcite=[http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/HCA/1936/41.pdf (1936) 56 {{abbr|CLR|Commonwealth Law Reports}} 113] |courtname=auto |date=17 August 1936}}.</ref> | ||