(adj.Subst.adj.adv.) : pūblĭcus (in inscrr. also POBLICVS and POPLICVS), a, um, adj. contr. from populicus, from populus
* Of or belonging to the people, State, or community; that is done for the sake or at the expense of the State; public, common.
* Lit.: multi suam rem bene gessere et publicam patriā procul, the business of the State, Enn. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 6, 1 (Trag. v. 295 Vahl.): publica magnificentia (opp. privata luxuria),Cic. Mur. 36, 76: sacrificia publica ac privata,Caes. B. G. 6, 12: injuriae,done to the State,id. ib. 1, 12: litterae testimonium,Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 31, § 74: memoria publica recensionis tabulis publicis impressa,id. Mil. 27, 73: pecunia,id. Agr. 2, 30, 82: publicum funus,at the public expense,Plin. Ep. 2, 1 init.: defunctum senatus publico funere honoravit,Suet. Vit. 3: causa,an affair of State,Liv. 2, 56; also,a criminal process,Cic. Rosc. Am. 21, 59: in causis judiciisque publicis,id. Div. in Caecil. 1, 1: largitiones,Sall. C. 37, 7: res publica, the commonwealth, the State; v. publicus ludus, Hor. C. 4, 2, 42: in publica commoda peccare,id. Ep. 2, 1, 3: incisa notis marmora publicis,id. C. 4, 8, 13.
* Subst.
* Transf., common, general, public (as adj. rare, and mostly poet.): publica lex hominum,Pers. 5, 98: juvenum Publica cura,Hor. C. 2, 8, 7: usus,id. Ep. 2, 1, 92: favor,the favor of all,Ov. P. 4, 14, 56: lux publica mundi,the sun,id. M. 2, 35: verba,common, usual,id. Am. 3, 7, 12; id. A. A. 1, 144; Sen. Ep. 3, 1; 59, 1: moneta,current,Vulg. Gen. 23, 16.— Hence
* A public officer, public functionary, magistrate: si quis aut privatus aut publicus, etc.,Caes. B. G. 6, 12: metuit publicos,the police, Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 6.
* Publĭcum, i, n.
* Possessions of the State, public territory, communal property: publicum Campanum,Cic. Agr. 2, 30, 82.
* The public purse, the public coffers or treasury, public income, revenue, etc.: solitus non modo in publico (in public, openly; v. under II. b.), sed etiam de publico convivari, at public cost, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 44, § 105: bona alicujus vendere et in publicum redigere,into the public treasury, for public use,Liv. 4, 15 fin.: in publicum emere,id. 39, 44; 26, 27: mille et ducenta talenta praedae in publicum retulit,Nep. Timoth. 1, 2: publicis male redemptis,Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 11, § 33: conducere publica,to farm the public revenues,Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 77: habere publicum,to be a farmer of the public revenues,Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 41: frui publico,Cic. Prov. Cons. 5, 12; Dig. 39, 4, 1, § 1: publicum quadragesimae in Asiā egit,Suet. Vesp. 1: publicum agitare,Sen. Ep. 119, 5: pessimo publico facere,to the injury of the State,Liv. 2, 1, 1.
* Transf.: qui hoc salutationum publicum exercet, who receives pay (like a porter) for admitting to an audience, Sen. Const. 14, 4.
* The archives of the State, public records: ut scriptum in publico in litteris exstat,Varr. R. R. 2, 11, 10.
* The commonwealth, State, community, city: consulere in publicum,to deliberate for the public weal,Plin. Ep. 9, 13, 21.
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* Publica, ae, f., a public woman, Sen. Ep. 88, 37.
* General, in a bad sense, i. e. common, ordinary, bad (very rare): structura carminis,Ov. P. 4, 13, 4: vatem, cui non sit publica vena,Juv. 7, 53: sermo non publici saporis,Petr. 3.—Hence, adv.: pu-blĭcē (poplice).
* On account, at the cost, in behalf, or in charge of the State: haud scio mali quid ortum ex hoc sit publice,Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 89: AES. ARGENTVM. AVRVMVE. PVPLICE. SIGNANTO,to provide with the public stamp,Cic. Leg. 3, 3, 6: VT BONA EIVS POPLICE POSSIDEANTVR FACITO, for the State, in charge of the State, Tab. Bantin. lin. 9: sunt illustriora, quae publice fiunt,Cic. Rep. 3, 12, 21: disciplina puerilis publice exposita,on the part of the State, by the State,id. ib. 4, 3, 3: publice interfici,by order of the State,id. Brut. 62, 224: legationis princeps publice dixit,in the name of the State,Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 44, § 105: publice maximam putant esse laudem, quam latissime a suis finibus vacare agros,in a national point of view,Caes. B. G. 4, 3: frumentum, quod Aedui essent publice polliciti,for the State, in the name of the State,id. ib. 1, 16: gratiam atque amicitiam publice privatimque petere,on behalf of the public, and as individuals,id. ib. 5, 55fin.; id. B. C. 2, 16: ea privatim et publice rapere,Sall. C. 11, 6: potius publice quam privatim amicitiam populi Ron ani colere,id. J. 8, 2; id. C. 49, 3: Minucius eandem publice curationem agens, quam Maelius privatim agendam susceperat,Liv. 4, 13: neque publice neque privatim,Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 6, § 16: ut filiae ejus publice alerentur,at the public expense,Nep. Arist. 3, 3: in urbe, celeberrimo loco elatus publice, id. Dion, 10, 3; cf. Liv. 5, 55; Plin. 33, 1, 4, § 11.
* Generally,all together, universally: exulatum publice ire,Liv. 5, 53 fin.; Dig. 39, 2, 24: Labeo consulentibus de jure publice responsitavit,all without exception,Gell. 13, 10, 1.
* Before the people, openly, publicly, = palam (only post-class.): publice disserere,Gell. 17, 21, 1: virtutem Claudii publice praedicare,Treb. Pol. Claud. 17: rumor publice crebuerat,App. M. 10, p. 247, 16; id. Mag. p. 276, 35; id. M. 2, p. 118, 10.

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