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pol·i·cy 1 /'pä-lə-sē/ n pl -cies: an overall plan, principle, or guideline; esp: one formulated outside of the judiciaryobligated to consider legislative policy on the matter in their decisionpolicy 2 n pl -cies: a contract of insurance; also: the written instrument of such a contract
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(contract) noun
agreement, arrangement, contractual obligation, contractual statement, insurance contract, legal document, mutual agreement, mutual undertaking, obligation, pact, schedule, understanding
associated concepts: insurance policy
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(plan of action) noun
approach, consilium, course, course of action, course of conduct, doctrine, established order, fundamental principles, general guidelines, general principles, governing course of action, governing plan, governing principle, line, line of action, line of conduct, management, manner of proceeding, method, mode of management, party line, plan, plan of campaign, platform, polity, prescribed form, principles, procedure, program, proposal, proposed action, proposition, rule of action, scheme, stratagem, ways
associated concepts: public policy
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course, direction (course), platform, polity, practice (procedure), principle (axiom), procedure, process (course), program, rule (guide), scheme, strategy, system
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.(1) The principles that guide the actions of a government, business, or other entity or individual.(2) A contract of insurance.(3) A lottery.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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The general principles by which a government is guided in its management of public affairs, or the legislature in its measures. A general term used to describe all contracts of insurance.As applied to a law, ordinance, or rule of law, the general purpose or tendency considered as directed to the welfare or prosperity of the state or community.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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The general principles by which a government is guided in its management of public affairs, or the legislature in its measures. A general term used to describe all contracts of insurance.As applied to a law, ordinance, or rule of law, the general purpose or tendency considered as directed to the welfare or prosperity of the state or community.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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policy — pol‧i‧cy [ˈpɒlsi ǁ ˈpɑː ] noun plural policies 1. [countable] also inˈsurance ˌpolicy INSURANCE a contract with an insurance company, or an official written statement giving all the details of such a contract: • She did not realize that her… … Financial and business terms
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Policy — Pol i*cy, n.; pl. {Policies}. [L. politia, Gr. ?; cf. F. police, Of. police. See {Police}, n.] 1. Civil polity. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. The settled method by which the government and affairs of a nation are, or may be, administered; a system of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
policy — Ⅰ. policy [1] ► NOUN (pl. policies) 1) a course or principle of action adopted or proposed by an organization or individual. 2) archaic prudent or expedient conduct or action. ORIGIN Greek politeia citizenship , from polis city . Ⅱ … English terms dictionary
Policy — Pol i*cy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Policied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Policying}.] To regulate by laws; to reduce to order. [Obs.] Policying of cities. Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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policy — There are two separate words with this spelling: (1) meaning ‘a course or principle of action’ derived ultimately from the Greek word polis ‘city’, and (2) meaning ‘a contract of insurance’ derived ultimately from the Greek word apodeixis… … Modern English usage
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