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Pronunciation / Transliteration: voːlfaːɐ̯t͡syːbɐpʁuːfʊŋ
"Die Polizei führte eine Wohlfahrtsüberprüfung durch."
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An investigation or visit conducted by law enforcement or social services to determine the safety, health, and living conditions of a person who may be at risk or unable to care for themselves.
"The police performed a welfare-check on the elderly resident after neighbors reported not seeing him for several days."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'welfare' (originating from Middle English meaning 'well-being or happiness', from 'wel' + 'faren') and 'check' (derived from the Old French 'eschequier', later denoting an inspection or verification). First emerging in North American English law enforcement and social work terminology in the late 20th century, the compound specifically denotes a visit by authorities to ascertain the safety and health of an individual.
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visite de contrôle de bien-être
Transliteration: vizit də kɔ̃tʁol də bjɛn-ɛtʁ
"La police a effectué une visite de contrôle de bien-être chez lui."
Wohlfahrtsüberprüfung
Transliteration: voːlfaːɐ̯t͡syːbɐpʁuːfʊŋ
"Die Polizei führte eine Wohlfahrtsüberprüfung durch."
controllo di benessere
Transliteration: kontrollo di benessere
"Gli agenti hanno fatto un controllo di benessere."
control de bienestar
Transliteration: kontrol de bjenestar
"La policía realizó un control de bienestar en su domicilio."
verificação de bem-estar
Transliteration: vɛfikasɐ̃w dʒi bẽw-ɛstaɾ
"A polícia fez uma verificação de bem-estar."
सुरक्षा जाँच
Transliteration: surakshā jāñch
"पुलिस ने बुजुर्ग व्यक्ति की सुरक्षा जाँच की।"
安全检查
Transliteration: ānquán jiǎnchá
"警察去他家进行了一次安全检查。"
안전 확인
Transliteration: anjeon hwagin
"경찰이 거주자의 안전 확인을 위해 출동했습니다."
安否確認
Transliteration: anpi kakunin
"警察官が一人暮らしの高齢者の安否確認を行った。"
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