Stationers' Hall
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Abbott (1879)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
St. 5 & 6 Vict. c. 45, authorizes, in every case of copyright, the registration of the title of the proprietor at Stationers' Hall, and provides that, without previous registration, no action shall be commenced, though an omission to register is not otherwise to affect the copyright itself. It was founded A. D. 1553. 2 Hall, Hist. Lit. pt. 2, c. 8. p. 366; 3 Steph. Comm. (7th Ed.) 37. STATU LIBERI (Lat.) In Louisiana. Slaves for a time, who have acquired the right of being free at a time to come, or on a condition which is not fulfilled, or in a certain event which has not happened, but who in the meantime remain in a state of slavery. Civ. Code La. art. 37. See 3 La. 176; 6 La. 571; 4 Mart. (La.) 102; 7 Mart. (La.) 351; 8 Mart. (La.) 219. This is substantially the definition of the civil law. Hist, de la Jur. lib. 40; Dig. 40. 7. 1; Code, 7. 2. 13. STATUS (Lat.) The condition of persons. It also means "estate," because it signifies the condition or circumstances in which the owner stands with regard to his property. 2 Bouv. Inst, note 1689.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
The hall of the Stationers’ Company at which every person claiming copyright must register his title, and without such registration no action shall be commenced against persons infringing it
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
The hall of the stationers' company, at which every actions against persons infringing it. 2 Steph. Com..37-39.