Legal Dictionary
Main Entry:
pub·lishFunction:
transitive verb 1 : to make known to another or to the public generally
NOTE: For purposes of defamation, a defamatory communication made to only one third party may be considered published. 2 a : to proclaim officially <
publish an enactment>
b : to declare (a will) to be a true and valid expression of one's last will
c : to reproduce (an opinion) in a reporter
3 a : to disseminate to the public or provide notice of to the public or to an individual (as through a mass medium)
publish the citation in the legal notices for three weeks> —see also notice by publication at NOTICE b : to distribute or offer for distribution to the public copies of (a copyrightable work) by some transfer of ownership, rental, lease, or loan
4 : UTTER —pub·lish·er noun