general welfare clause — general wel·fare clause / wel ˌfar / n often cap G&W&C: a clause in Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution empowering Congress to provide for the general welfare of the United States (as through the collection of taxes) Merriam Webster’s… … Law dictionary
general welfare — General term used to describe the government s concern for the health, peace, morals, and safety of its citizens … Black's law dictionary
general welfare — General term used to describe the government s concern for the health, peace, morals, and safety of its citizens … Black's law dictionary
General Welfare clause — A General Welfare clause is a section that appears in many constitutions, and in some cases in charters and statutes, which provides that the body empowered by the document may enact laws as it sees fit to promote the well being of the people… … Wikipedia
general welfare clause — The provision of the U.S. Constitution (Art. I, Sec. 8, Cl. 1) which declares that Congress may tax and pay debts in order to provide for the general welfare of the United States … Black's law dictionary
general welfare clause — The provision of the U.S. Constitution (Art. I, Sec. 8, Cl. 1) which declares that Congress may tax and pay debts in order to provide for the general welfare of the United States … Black's law dictionary
general welfare — A generic term often employed in connection with protection of the peace, safety, health, and good morals of the people. Allinder v Homewood, 254 Ala 525, 49 So 2d 108, 22 ALR2d 763. The safety, prosperity, health and happiness of the people. 16… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Economic and General Welfare — См. E and GW. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 … Diccionario médico
general — gen·er·al / jen rəl, je nə / adj 1: involving, applicable to, or affecting the whole 2: involving, relating to, or applicable to every member of a class, kind, or group 3: not confined by specialization or limitation 4: relating to, determined by … Law dictionary
general — [jen′ər əl, jen′rəl] adj. [ME < OFr < L generalis < genus (gen. generis), kind, class: see GENUS] 1. of, for, or from the whole or all; not particular or local [a general anesthetic, the general welfare] 2. of, for, or applying to a… … English World dictionary
