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Definition of public policy - 2 dictionary results

public policy

–noun
1. the fundamental policy on which laws rest, esp. policy not yet enunciated in specific rules.
2. Law. the principle that injury to the public good or public order constitutes a basis for setting aside, or denying effect to, acts or transactions.

Origin:
1775–85
public policy  
n.  The basic policy or set of policies forming the foundation of public laws, especially such policy not yet formally enunciated.
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