In English law. The hall of the stationers’ company, at which every person claiming copyright in a book must register his title, in order to be able to bring actions against persons

In English law. A government office established as a department of the treasury, for the purpose of supplying government offices with stationery and books, and of printing and publishing government papers.

A statesman; a politician; one skilled iu government.

ranging facts illustrative of the condition and resources of a state. The subject is sometimes divided into (1) historical statistics, or facts which illustrate the former con- dition of a state; (2)

Lat. In Roman law. One who is made free by will under a condition ; one who has his liberty fixed and appointed at a certain time or on a certain condition.

The status of a person is his legal position or condition. Thus, when we say that the status of a woman after a decree nisi for the dissolution of her marriage with

is that which is introduced or governed by stat ute law, as opposed to the common law or equity. Thus, a court is said to have stat- utory jurisdiction when jurisdiction is

In old Scotch law. To ordain, establish, or decree.

An act of the legislature; a particular law enacted and established by the will of the legislative department of government, expressed with the requisite for- malities. In foreign and civil law. Any

of statutes which have been revised, collected, arranged in order, and re-enacted as a whole; this is the legal title of the collections of compiled laws of several of the states and

Relating to a statute; created or defined by a statute; required by a statute; conforming to a statute.

Lat. In the civil law. Established; determined. A term applied to judicial action. Dig. 50, 10, 40. pr. In old English law. A statute; an act of parliament.

rence In the accounts of monastic establishments. Spelman; Cowell.

In practice. A stopping; the act of arresting a judicial proceeding, by the order of a court. See In re Schwarz (D. C.) 14 Fed. 7SS.

Theft is so called by some ancient writers. “Stealth is the wrongful taking of goods without pretense of title.” Finch, Law, b. 3, c. 17.

In Scotch law. Corns, cattle, straw, and implements of hus- bandry delivered by a landlord to his tenant, by which the tenant is enabled to stock and labor the farm; in consideration

Fr. In French law. A party who fraudulently mortgages property to which he has no title.

In Scotch law. The crime of aliening the same subject to different persons. 2 Karnes, Eq. 40.

Lat. In the civil law. A general name for any kind of fraud not falling under any specific class. But the term is chiefly applied to fraud practiced in the sale or

One who is skilled In the art of short-hand writing; one whose business is to write iu short-hand. See Ry- nerson v. Allison. 30 S. C. 534, 9 S. E. 050; In