WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pub′lic pol′icy,
- the fundamental policy on which laws rest, esp. policy not yet enunciated in specific rules.
- Lawmakingthe principle that injury to the public good or public order constitutes a basis for setting aside, or denying effect to, acts or transactions.
- 1775–85
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