The right given by the constitution and the laws to public support in speaking facts or opinions. 2. In a republican government like ours, liberty of speech cannot be extended too far, when its object is the public good. It is, therefore, wisely provided by the constitution of the United States, that members of congress shall not be called to account for anything said in … [Read more...]

A term applied, in England, to all persons selling any kind of intoxicating liquor under a license from the justices of the peace. Wharton. … [Read more...]

The right to print and publish the truth, from good motives, and for justifiable ends. 3 Johns. Cas. 394. 2. This right is secured by the constitution of the United States. Amendments, art. 1. The abuse of the right is punished criminally, by indictment; civilly, by action. Vide Judge Cooper's Treatise on the Law of Libel, aud the Liberty of the Press, passim; and article … [Read more...]

A person to whom a license has been granted. In patent law. One who has had transferred to him, either in writing or orally, a less or different interest than either the Interest in the whole patent, or an undivided part of such whole interest, or an exclusive sectional Interest Potter v. Holland, 4 Blatchf. 211, Fed. Cas. No. 11,329. … [Read more...]

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