# Policy

> A declared set of rules governing what actions are permitted or denied within a system.

Record: `lex:policy`
Kind: constraint
Layer: [Structural Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/structural-core.md)
Aliases: Policies
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-policy

## category

- [Core Vocabulary](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/core-vocabulary.md)

## referenced-by

- [Control Plane](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/control-plane.md)
- [Authorization](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/authorization.md)
- [Governance](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/governance.md)