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# Azure Policy definition structure
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Resource policy definitions are used by Azure Policy to establish conventions for resources. Each
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definition describes resource compliance and what effect to take when a resource is non-compliant.
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Azure Policies establish conventions for resources. Policy definitions describe resource compliance condition and the effect to take if the condition is met. This [condition](#conditions) compares a resource property [field](#fields) to a required value. Resource property fields are accessed using [aliases](#aliases) and are either single valued field or an [array](#understanding-the--alias) of multiple values. The condition evaluation is different on arrays - see [condition](#conditions) for details.
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By defining conventions, you can control costs and more easily manage your resources. For example,
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you can specify that only certain types of virtual machines are allowed. Or, you can require that
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all resources have a particular tag. Policies are inherited by all child resources. If a policy is
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