Talfourd's Act - Definition - Law Dictionary

Definition :

Talfourd's Act. (English) (1) The (repealed) Copyright Act, 1842. See COPYRIGHT.

(2) Giving a mother the custody of children under seven; 2 & 3 Vict. c. 54, repealed and replaced by 35 & 36 Vict. c. 12, which extends the age to sixteen. See INFANT.