Waiver of contract – this legal term refers to a situation where a party disclaims or relinquishes to a right that they may have otherwise had per the concluded agreement. According to the different legal systems, waivers could be or…

Waif – within the meaning given by the local Property law, this is a property which has been found and unclaimed by anybody. Usually after expiration of concrete deadline, where nobody claims ownership, such properties are then sold on public…

Wage tax – in some jurisdictions, this is considered a tax levied on the earnings/salaries earned by a private individual who works on a labor contract during the last tax year. The wage tax is a type of income tax…

Wage garnishment – Within the meaning, given by the Civil Law this is a non-bankruptcy legal proceeding before the local enforcement officer (or bailiff), whereby the judgment creditor pursues to receive part of the future salary of a debtor that…

Wage – This term applies to the Labor Law. There it refers to the regular payment received by a worker hired on a labor contract, against the work he/she does for their employer. Usually, wages are given weekly or monthly.…

Wade hearing – In the Criminal Law this term refers a pretrial hearing in criminal Trials organized to set if the arrested person should remain in prison until the end of the court trial, or should be released against guarantee…