Betekenis van:
infirmity

infirmity
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • lichaamsgebrek
  • the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)

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infirmity
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • zwakte, asthenie, slapte
  • the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)

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Voorbeeldzinnen

  1. ‘Wheelchair user’ means a person who due to infirmity or disability uses a wheelchair for mobility.
  2. sickness or infirmity intentionally concealed when the engagement is entered into.
  3. The entitlement shall continue if the child is unable to support himself/herself on account of sickness or infirmity.
  4. The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
  5. supplementary family allowances paid in accordance with Article 59(5) and with Article 2(3) and (5) of Annex V in respect of a dependent child suffering from serious illness, infirmity or handicap,
  6. orphan's pension paid regardless of age to the child of a member of temporary staff or former member of temporary staff where that child is prevented by serious illness, infirmity or handicap from earning a livelihood after the death of the person on whom he was dependent.
  7. Commercial practices which are likely to materially distort the economic behaviour only of a clearly identifiable group of consumers who are particularly vulnerable to the practice or the underlying product because of their mental or physical infirmity, age or credulity in a way which the trader could reasonably be expected to foresee, shall be assessed from the perspective of the average member of that group.
  8. Where certain characteristics such as age, physical or mental infirmity or credulity make consumers particularly susceptible to a commercial practice or to the underlying product and the economic behaviour only of such consumers is likely to be distorted by the practice in a way that the trader can reasonably foresee, it is appropriate to ensure that they are adequately protected by assessing the practice from the perspective of the average member of that group.