Wise or advantageous conduct; prudence, formerly also with connotations of craftiness.
The grounds of a large country house.
A document containing or certifying this contract.
A principle of behaviour, conduct etc. thought to be desirable or necessary, especially as formally expressed by a government or other authoritative body.
A number pool lottery
A contract of insurance.
To regulate by laws; to reduce to order.
The pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals.
The theory that political problems should be met with practical solutions rather than ideological ones.
The idea that beliefs are identified with the actions of a believer, and the truth of beliefs with success of those actions in securing a believer's goals; the doctrine that ideas must be looked at in terms of their practical effects and consequences.
The habit of interfering in other people's affairs; meddlesomeness.