PRESS

By a figure this word signifies the art of printing. The press is free. 2. All men have a right to print and publish whatever they may deem proper, unless by doing so they infringe the rights of another, as in the case of copyrights, when they may be enjoined. For any injury they may commit against the public or individuals they may be punished, either by indictment, or by a civil action at the suit of the party injured, when the injury has been committed against a private individual. In old practice. A piece or skin of parchment several of which used to be sewed together in making up a roll or record of proceedings. See 1 Bl. Comm. 183; Townsh. PI. 486. Metaphorically, the aggregate of publications Issuing from the press, or the giving publicity to one’s sentiments and opinions through the medium of printing; as in the phrase “liberty of the press.”