Laws should be made for the public weal, not for private interests.
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Weal
//wiːl//
Synonyms for "weal" (91 found)
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29 translations across 17 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- μώλωψ noun (a raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by stroke of rod or whip)
- σμῶδιξ noun (a raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by stroke of rod or whip)
Bulgarian
1 entries- благоденствие noun (community welfare)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 幸福 noun (community welfare)
- 福利 noun (community welfare)
Czech
4 entries- blaho noun (community welfare)
- podlitina noun (a raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by stroke of rod or whip)
- šlehanec noun (a raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by stroke of rod or whip)
- šlinc noun (a raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by stroke of rod or whip)
Dutch
1 entries- striem noun (a raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by stroke of rod or whip)
Finnish
2 entries- hyvinvointi noun (community welfare)
- hyvä noun (community welfare)
German
1 entries- Strieme noun (a raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by stroke of rod or whip)
Irish
1 entries- léas noun (a raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by stroke of rod or whip)
Italian
1 entries- pomfo noun (a raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by stroke of rod or whip)
Latin
1 entries- vībex noun (a raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by stroke of rod or whip)
Māori
1 entries- kārawarawa noun (a raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by stroke of rod or whip)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Wool noun (community welfare)
Polish
2 entries- pręga noun (a raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by stroke of rod or whip)
- szrama noun (a raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by stroke of rod or whip)
Russian
3 entries- бла́го noun (community welfare)
- благосостоя́ние noun (community welfare)
- рубе́ц noun (a raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by stroke of rod or whip)
Spanish
2 entries- bien común noun (community welfare)
- roncha noun (a raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by stroke of rod or whip)
Swedish
2 entries- väl noun (community welfare)
- välstånd noun (community welfare)
Turkish
1 entries- gönenç noun (community welfare)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
The prosperity of the nation depends on the weal of its poorest members.
Source: tatoeba (13573782)
Every citizen has a duty to contribute to the weal of the community.
Source: tatoeba (13573785)
Artists, too, contribute to the public weal by enriching people's lives.
Source: tatoeba (13573790)
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