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		Definition of public policy in English: public policynoun mass noun1The principles, often unwritten, on which social laws are based.  Example sentencesExamples -  What does this picture of the impacts across social class mean for public policy?
 -  How can you draw a distinction between the two on public policy or any other grounds?
 -  The idea of the public interest used to mean matters of public policy or issues of social importance.
 -  Look, we believe that as a matter of public policy we should not have any of this sort of material on the internet.
 -  That discretion, however, must be exercised according to some important principles of public policy.
 
 2Law  The principle that injury to the public good is a basis for denying the legality of a contract or other transaction.  Example sentencesExamples -  That is why the Claimant's argument on this head is bad as contrary to public policy and must fail.
 -  What is the overlap between contracts which break the law and those which are contrary to public policy?
 -  Such an order can only be contrary to public policy and the court ought not to grant it.
 -  The Court came to the conclusion that it would be contrary to public policy to register that judgment because there was a denial of a fair trial.
 -  All their Lordships denied that public policy had a role in the decision.
 
    Definition of public policy in US English: public policynoun 1The principles, often unwritten, on which social laws are based.  Example sentencesExamples -  Look, we believe that as a matter of public policy we should not have any of this sort of material on the internet.
 -  What does this picture of the impacts across social class mean for public policy?
 -  That discretion, however, must be exercised according to some important principles of public policy.
 -  How can you draw a distinction between the two on public policy or any other grounds?
 -  The idea of the public interest used to mean matters of public policy or issues of social importance.
 
 2Law  The principle that injury to the public good is a basis for denying the legality of a contract or other transaction.  Example sentencesExamples -  Such an order can only be contrary to public policy and the court ought not to grant it.
 -  What is the overlap between contracts which break the law and those which are contrary to public policy?
 -  That is why the Claimant's argument on this head is bad as contrary to public policy and must fail.
 -  The Court came to the conclusion that it would be contrary to public policy to register that judgment because there was a denial of a fair trial.
 -  All their Lordships denied that public policy had a role in the decision.
 
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