n. [ L. publicatio confiscation: cf. F. publication. See Publish. ] 1. The act of publishing or making known; notification to the people at large, either by words, writing, or printing; proclamation; divulgation; promulgation; as, the publication of the law at Mount Sinai; the publication of the gospel; the publication of statutes or edicts. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of offering a book, pamphlet, engraving, etc., to the public by sale or by gratuitous distribution. [ 1913 Webster ]

The publication of these papers was not owing to our folly, but that of others. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That which is published or made known; especially, any book, pamphlet, etc., offered for sale or to public notice; as, a daily or monthly publication. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. An act done in public. [ R. & Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

His jealousy . . . attends the business, the recreations, the publications, and retirements of every man. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

Publication of a libel (Law), such an exhibition of a libel as brings it to the notice of at least one person other than the person libeled. --
Publication of a will (Law), the delivery of a will, as his own, by a testator to witnesses who attest it. [ 1913 Webster ]