A government position. A position or office, frequently one where the powers granted are to be used for the benefit of the general public, and where selection is made pursuant to a public election. … [Read more...]

A corporation that is created by a government or municipality to carry out a purpose that is beneficial to the public, e.g. the operations of a public zoo or library. … [Read more...]

This term is synonymous with public highway, with this difference; by the latter, is understood a right to pass over the land of another; by the former is meant the right of going over the water which is on another's land. … [Read more...]

A person who is in such poor financial condition that the government (the public) must pay for the cost of his or her care (a charge.) … [Read more...]

(I) By public policy is meant that which the law encourages for the promotion of the public good. 2. That which is against public policy is generally unlawful. For example, to restrain an individual from marrying, or from engaging in business, when the restraint is general, in the first case, to all persons, and, in the second, to all trades, business, or occupations. But if … [Read more...]