Legal Glossary

UAV

UAV stands for Uniform Administrative Conditions and refers to the standard terms applicable to public procurement contracts for works in the construction and infrastructure sector.

UWV

Employee Insurance Agency

Agency responsible for implementing employee insurance schemes in the Netherlands.

Uitdelingslijst

Distribution List

Overview of the distribution of proceeds in a bankruptcy.

Uitdiensttreding

Departure from Employment

The ending of an employee's employment.

Uithuisplaatsing

Out-of-Home Placement

Child protection measure placing a child outside the family.

Uitkering

Benefit (Payment)

Periodic payment by a government agency or insurer.

Uitkering verzekering

Insurance Payout

Payment by the insurer upon the occurrence of an insured risk.

Uitkeringspercentage

Benefit Percentage

Percentage of the last earned salary paid as a benefit.

Uitkoop

Squeeze-Out

Forced acquisition of shares from minority shareholders.

Uitkoopprocedure

Squeeze-out procedure

The squeeze-out procedure is the statutory mechanism by which a shareholder holding at least 95% of the shares may compel the remaining shareholders to transfer their shares.

Uitlating

Statement (Expression)

Oral or written statement in a legal context.

Uitleg EU-recht

Interpretation of EU Law

The manner in which the Court of Justice interprets EU legislation.

Uitleveringsverdrag

Extradition Treaty

Treaty between states on the extradition of suspects or convicts.

Uitlooprisico

Run-Off Risk

Risk of claims filed after termination of the insurance.

Uitputting

Exhaustion

Limitation of an intellectual property right after first lawful marketing.

Uitroeping

Proclamation

Formal announcement of a judicial or administrative decision.

Uitsluitingen

Exclusions

Risks or events not covered by an insurance policy.

Uitsluitingsclausule

Exclusion Clause

Provision in a gift or inheritance excluding community of property.

Uitspraak

Judgment (Ruling)

Decision of a judge in a legal dispute.

Uitstel

Postponement

Shifting of a deadline or hearing to a later date.

Uitstootregeling

Emission Regulation

An emission regulation is a statutory measure that limits the quantity of harmful substances emitted by companies, vehicles or installations.

Uitvalpercentage

Dropout Rate

Percentage of employees dropping out due to illness or disability.

Uitvinder

Inventor

Person who has made an invention and is entitled to a patent.

Uitvindingsoctrooi

Invention Patent

Patent granted for a new and inventive technical invention.

Uitvoerbaar bij voorraad

Provisionally enforceable

A judgment or order that may be enforced immediately, even if an appeal has been lodged against it or remains possible.

Uitvoerbaarheid

Enforceability

The ability to enforce a court judgment.

Uitvoering

Execution (Implementation)

The implementation of a judicial decision or statutory regulation.

Uitvoeringsrechten

Performing Rights

Rights of performing artists to their performances.

Uitwinning

Foreclosure

Judicial enforcement on an asset to satisfy a claim.

Uitzendbeding

Temporary employment clause

A temporary agency clause is a provision in a temporary agency contract pursuant to which the employment contract terminates by operation of law when the hirer ends the assignment.

Uitzendovereenkomst

Temporary Employment Agreement

A temporary employment contract is an employment contract under which an employee is temporarily assigned by a temporary employment agency to a hirer to perform work for the latter.

Ultimatum

Final warning with a deadline for compliance.

Ultra petita

Beyond the relief sought

Ultra petita is a Latin term denoting that the court awards more than the claimant has sought. This is in principle prohibited in civil proceedings.

Ultra vires

beyond the powers

Ultra vires is a Latin term meaning "beyond the powers." It refers to acts performed by a legal person or organ outside its statutory or constitutional powers.

Unanimiteit

Unanimity

Unanimity means that all those entitled to vote support a decision without any opposing votes.

Unieburgerschap

EU Citizenship

Automatic citizenship of the European Union for nationals of EU Member States.

Unierecht

Union Law

The law of the European Union, including treaties, regulations and directives.

Uniforme Openbare Voorbereidingsprocedure

Uniform Public Preparatory Procedure

Procedure for the preparation of decisions with public participation.

Unus testis nullus testis

One witness is no witness.

The principle 'unus testis nullus testis' provides that the testimony of a single witness is insufficient to prove a fact and that corroborating evidence is required.

Urgentieverklaring

Urgency Declaration

Declaration granting a housing applicant priority in social housing allocation.

Uti possidetis

As you possess.

Uti possidetis is a principle of international law whereby newly independent states inherit the administrative boundaries of their predecessors as their international frontiers.