public purpose

public purpose
n.
The intention or objective of benefiting or serving the public; used to describe government actions done to benefit the community directly; also called governmental purpose.

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


public purpose
n. A governmental action or direction that purports to benefit the populace as a whole.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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