public policy

public policy
n.
The principles that guide a government in its administration, in an effort to maintain the well-being and order of the state and its citizens; also, the principle that a contract or transaction that harms the public good is illegal.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


public policy
A principle that no person or government official can legally perform an act that tends to injure the public.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


public policy
A principle that no person or government official can legally perform an act that tends to injure the public.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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