n. The act of republishing; a new publication of something before published; specifically, the reprint in one country of a work published in another: as, the republication of a book or pamphlet.n. In law, a second publication of a former will, usually resorted to after canceling or revoking, or upon doubts as to the validity of its execution, or after the termination of a suggested disability, in order to avoid the labor of drawing a new will, or in order that the will may stand if either the original execution or the republication proves to be valid.