Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
General Welfare Clause
U.S. Const. art. 1, 8, cl. 1, which empowers Congress to levy taxes and pay debts in order to provide for the country's general welfare. ( The Supreme Court has broadly interpreted this clause to allow Congress to create, for example, the social-security system. - Also termed Welfare Clause.
Welfare
1. Well-being in any respect; prop( city.
Welfare Clause
See GENERAL WELFARE CLAUSE.
corporate welfare
Governmental financial assistance given to a large company, usu. in the form of a subsidy.
general welfare
The public's he: morals, and safety.
joint welfare fund
See FUND (1).
joint-welfare fund
A fund that is established in collective bargaining to provide health and welfare benefits to union employees. ( The fund is jointly managed by labor and management representatives. - Also termed Taft-Hartley fund.
public welfare
A society's we in matters of health, safety, order, morality. Economics, and politics. 2. A system of social insurance providing assistance to those who are financially in need, as by providing food stamps and family allowances.
public-welfare offense
See OFFENSE ( I)
welfare state
A nation in which the govern ment undertakes various social insurance programs, such as unemployment compensation. old-age pensions, family allowances, food stamps, and aid to the blind or deaf. - Also termed welfare-regulatory state.