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# AWS::VerifiedPermissions::Policy PolicyDefinition
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A structure that defines a Cedar policy. It includes the policy type, a description, and a policy body. This is a top level data type used to create a policy.

This data type is used as a request parameter for the [CreatePolicy](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/verifiedpermissions/latest/apireference/API_CreatePolicy.html) operation. This structure must always have either an `Static` or a `TemplateLinked` element.

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your Amazon CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
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```
{
  "[Static](#cfn-verifiedpermissions-policy-policydefinition-static)" : {{StaticPolicyDefinition}},
  "[TemplateLinked](#cfn-verifiedpermissions-policy-policydefinition-templatelinked)" : {{TemplateLinkedPolicyDefinition}}
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [Static](#cfn-verifiedpermissions-policy-policydefinition-static): {{
    StaticPolicyDefinition}}
  [TemplateLinked](#cfn-verifiedpermissions-policy-policydefinition-templatelinked): {{
    TemplateLinkedPolicyDefinition}}
```

## Properties
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`Static`  <a name="cfn-verifiedpermissions-policy-policydefinition-static"></a>
A structure that describes a static policy. An static policy doesn't use a template or allow placeholders for entities.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: [StaticPolicyDefinition](aws-properties-verifiedpermissions-policy-staticpolicydefinition.md)  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`TemplateLinked`  <a name="cfn-verifiedpermissions-policy-policydefinition-templatelinked"></a>
A structure that describes a policy that was instantiated from a template. The template can specify placeholders for `principal` and `resource`. When you use [CreatePolicy](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/verifiedpermissions/latest/apireference/API_CreatePolicy.html) to create a policy from a template, you specify the exact principal and resource to use for the instantiated policy.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: [TemplateLinkedPolicyDefinition](aws-properties-verifiedpermissions-policy-templatelinkedpolicydefinition.md)  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)