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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Publicatio(u)n(e, -acioune, n. [ME publicacioun (Trevisa), late ME pupplicacioun (1451), e.m.E. publication (1576), OF publicacion (14th c. in Hatz.-Darm.) (F. publication), L. pūblicātiōn-.]

1. Official proclamation or announcement, promulgation, or an instance of these.Freq., to mak publicatioun. Also letteris (also precept) of publicatioun.(1) 1537–8 Dunferm. Reg. Ct. 153.
Protestan at that publicatione judiciale be reput lauchfull varneseyng 1559–60 Reg. Privy S. V i 164/2.
Ay and quhill … hamecuming of the bullis and publicatioun of the samyn 1561–2 Reg. Privy C. I 200.
Fra the publicatioun of this present ordinance quhill the xxix day of Marche 1572–3 Ib. II 195.
Within the yeir and day eftir the publicatioun of this pacificatioun 1576 Reg. Privy S. VII 94/2.
That nane of thame tak upoun hand at ony tyme eftir the publicatioun of this his hienes privilege during the said space of ten yeiris to prent … ony correctare … translatioun [etc.] 1581 Reg. Privy C. III 428. 1622-6 Bisset I 270/8. c1650 Spalding I 8.
Efter publicatioun of the letteris of intercommouning — 1657 Fraser P. 125.
Authorized … to ishew furthe publicationes throughe the wholl shyre for that effect(2) 1508 Reg. Privy S. I 253/1.
That thai … mak publicatioun of this his interdictioun 1542 Acts II 419/1. 1553 Reg. Privy C. I 140.
To mak publicatioun and intimatioun heirof at the marcatt crossis 1565 Facs. Nat. MSS III xlix.
We haif thocht guid to mak publicatioun heirof vnto ȝow 1578 Reg. Privy C. III 15. 1585 Lennox Mun. 330.
I … , messinger, … be opin proclematioun, maid publicatioun and intematioun of thir … lettres and [etc.] 1616 Reg. Privy C. X 657.
And thair be oppin proclamatioun to mak new publicatioun of the said act of Parliament 1648 Sc. N. & Q. 1 Ser. XII 74.
The minister mad publicatione this day from pulpit that [etc.](3) c1575 Balfour Pract. 186.
The lordis letteris of publicatioun 1653 Soc. Ant. XXIII 311.
Which decreet with letters of publication and horning therevpon I caused publish at the mercat crose 1696 Edinb. Surgeons III 37.
Letters of publication under the signet of the Privy Councill which were published at the mercat cross of Edinburgh by a macer of the Privy Councill — 1622-6 Bisset I 234/19.
That the Lyoun may direct ane precept of publicatioun thereupoun

2. Disclosure of witnesses' depositions: see Publis v. 4 a. 1514–15 Fife Sheriff Ct. 10.
The actioune … is continuit to the last day of Februar for the publicacioune of certane witnes producit be the said Johne Claphene with consent of party 1532 Instit. Ct. Sess. in Facs. Nat. MSS III xx.
That all publicationis of witnes and vthir attestationis and examinatioun of proces be maid befor the haill auditour 1686 Acts VIII 599/2.
And that there be publication of the testimonies of the witnesses in the clerks hands allowed to the pairties gratis

3. In Bell. Livy, The act of confiscating for the public use: see Publis v. 7. 1533 Bell. Livy II 184/3.
The saidis princis be publicatiouns & sacrifice [L. publicando sacrandoque] has brocht all the pray … to nocht