Legal Glossary

WAO

Disability Insurance Act (WAO)

The WAO (Disability Insurance Act) provided benefits to incapacitated employees. Replaced by the WIA since 2006.

WHOA

WHOA-toestand

WOR

WOZ-waarde

WOZ property value

The WOZ value is the property value determined by the municipality, used for tax purposes.

WSNP

Debt restructuring (WSNP)

The WSNP (Natural Persons Debt Restructuring Act) offers individuals with problem debts a chance at a debt-free future through a restructuring plan.

Waarborgfonds

Guarantee fund

The Motor Vehicle Guarantee Fund compensates traffic victims when the perpetrator is uninsured or unknown.

Waarborgsom

Waarheidsplicht

Waarschuwingsplicht

Wanprestatie

het niet, niet tijdig of niet behoorlijk nakomen van een verplichting uit een overeenkomst, waardoor de schuldeiser recht krijgt op nakoming, schadevergoeding en/of ontbinding van het contract.

Warmtekostenverdeling

Heating cost allocation

Heating cost allocation is the system by which heating costs are distributed among the residents of a building.

Wat is misbruik van omstandigheden

Wederkerig

Reciprocal

Reciprocal means that both parties to an agreement have mutual obligations towards each other.

Wederkerige overeenkomst (faillissement)

Reciprocal contract (bankruptcy)

In bankruptcy, the trustee can choose whether to honor a reciprocal contract. The counterparty can set a reasonable deadline for this choice.

Wederpartij

Weens koopverdrag

Wegingsfactor

Weighting factor

A weighting factor is a value assigned to a particular element when calculating an average or assessment, for example in compensation calculations.

Weigerambtenaar

Weigeringsgrond

Ground for refusal

A ground for refusal is a legal reason on the basis of which a request, permit, or registration can be refused.

Werkervaring

Work experience

Work experience is the knowledge and skills an employee has acquired through performing work. It plays a role in job applications and wage determination.

Werkgeversaansprakelijkheid

Werkgeversverklaring

Werkloosheid

Unemployment

Unemployment is the situation in which a person has no paid work but is available for and actively seeking employment. In the Netherlands, this conditionally entitles one to unemployment benefits.

Werkweigering

Wet stimulering arbeidsparticipatie

Wet werk en zekerheid

Work and Security Act

The Work and Security Act reforms dismissal law, flexible employment, and unemployment benefits. In force since 2015.

Wettelijke grondslag

Legal basis

A legal basis is the statutory provision on which a decision, action, or processing of personal data is based.

Wettelijke verdeling

Statutory distribution

Statutory distribution is the default succession arrangement whereby the surviving spouse receives all assets and the children receive a claim.

Whiplash

Whiplash is a neck injury caused by sudden acceleration-deceleration of the head, usually in a traffic accident.

Whiplashsyndroom

Whiplash syndrome

Whiplash syndrome is a collection of complaints arising from sudden acceleration-deceleration of the neck, usually in a traffic accident.

Wijzigingsbeding

Wilsgebrek

Wilsgebreken

Defects of consent

Defects of consent are circumstances in which a party's will was not freely or correctly formed when entering a contract, such as mistake, fraud, or duress.

Wilsovereenstemming

Wilsverklaring

Declaration of intent

A declaration of intent is an expression of a person's will aimed at a specific legal effect, such as entering into a contract.

Winst

Profit

Profit is the positive difference between a company's income and costs over a given period.

Winstdelingsregeling

Profit-sharing arrangement

A profit-sharing arrangement is an agreement whereby employees share in the company's profits in addition to their regular salary.

Witwassen

Money laundering

Money laundering is concealing or disguising the origin of money derived from criminal activities so it appears to have been obtained legally.

Wondverzorging

Wound care

Wound care encompasses the medical treatment and care of injuries. In personal injury cases, these costs can be recovered from the liable party.

Woningstichting

Housing association

A housing association is an institution that builds, rents, and manages social housing. They are bound by rules on rent prices and allocation.

Woningwet

Housing Act

The Housing Act regulates supervision of housing corporations and sets requirements for construction, management, and rental of social housing in the Netherlands.

Woonbestemming

Residential designation

Residential designation is the zoning plan designation of a plot or building for residential purposes.

Woonlasten

Housing costs

Housing costs are all costs associated with occupying a residence, such as rent or mortgage, municipal taxes, and energy costs.

Woonoppervlakte

Living area

The living area is the number of square meters of living space in a dwelling, calculated according to NEN standards.

Woordmerk

Wrongful birth

Wrongful birth is a claim by parents against a doctor who failed to timely inform them of abnormalities in the unborn child.

Wrongful life

Wrongful life is a claim on behalf of the child against a doctor for not preventing their birth with serious abnormalities.