policy

policy
pol·i·cy 1 /'pä-lə-sē/ n pl -cies: an overall plan, principle, or guideline; esp: one formulated outside of the judiciary
obligated to consider legislative policy on the matter in their decision
policy 2 n pl -cies: a contract of insurance; also: the written instrument of such a contract

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

policy
I (contract) noun agreement, arrangement, contractual obligation, contractual statement, insurance contract, legal document, mutual agreement, mutual undertaking, obligation, pact, schedule, understanding associated concepts: insurance policy II (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 III index course, direction (course), platform, polity, practice (procedure), principle (axiom), procedure, process (course), program, rule (guide), scheme, strategy, system

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


policy
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. . 2008.


policy
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.


policy
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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