Judicial Dictionary

The Courts of Law are there in democratic countries to find out the true intention of the legislature and the meaning of the statutes. In case of Bangladesh, pre-dominantly it is the House of Nation i.e. Jatya Shangshad which enacts primary legislations. Besides, the President of Bangladesh and some other authorities have the law making power by way of Ordinance and Subordinate and delegated legislation. In this section, we have tried to include some words of Bangladeshi Laws which were defined or interpreted by the Supreme Court of Bangladesh while deciding a case before them.

Judicial Dictionary

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SmugglingSmuggling is an illegal transport, in particular across a border. In smuggling taxes are avoided; or...1246
SodomySodomy means any of various forms of sexual intercourse held to be unnatural or abnormal, especially...1230
SolenamaA solenama is a popular legal terminology in Bangladesh, highly used to denote a compromise degree. Solenama...2400
Stare decisisStare decisis is a Latin term meaning “to abide by decided cases”. The doctrine that, when a court...803
Status QuoThe term status quo is a Latin term meaning the present current, existing state of affairs. To maintain...1208
Statutory Public Authority"Statutory Public Authority" also has been defined in Article 152 of the Constitution: means any authority,...2194
SubrogationSubrogation means substitution of one person for another, giving the substitute the same legal rights...709
SuccessionSuccession means the passing of property or legal rights after death. Commonly refers to the distribution...786
TaxTax is a charge levied upon persons or things by a government. A ‘tax’ is a compulsory exaction of...997
Temporary InjunctionTemporary injunction is a court order prohibiting an action by a party to a lawsuit until there has been...1014