Legislative Dictionary

The Parliament of Bangladesh is the supreme law making authority and it has either adopted or enacted as many as 956 Acts, Ordinances and Orders till January, 2007 and in these laws hundreds of words have been defined or interpreted or explained to give effect to the true meaning of the laws. In this dictionary, we have included basically the terms which are defined in English [from 1987, the laws of Bangladesh have been being enacted in Bengali with some exception] and gradually we shall include all the terms defined or interpreted or explained in the laws of the land.

Legislative Dictionary

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Consolidation"Consolidation," used with respect to holdings means the re-distribution of all or any of the areas of...288
Constitution"Constitution" means the Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. [See section 13 (a), the...289
Consular Officer"Consular officer" shall include consul-general, consul, vice-consul, consular agent, pro-consul and...294
Contention"Contention" means the appearance of any one in person or by his recognized agent, or by a pleader duly...303
Contesting Candidate"Contesting candidate" means a candidate who has been validly nominated for election as a member and...285
Contingent ContractA "contingent contract" is a contract to do or not to do -something, if some event, collateral to such...287
Contingent Right"Contingent right," as applied to immoveable property, shall mean a contingent or executory interest...297
Continuing GuaranteeA guarantee which extends to a series of transactions is called a "continuing guarantee." Illustrations...318
Continuous period of serviceFor the purposes of this sub­section a period of service shall be deemed to be continuous which has...299
ContractAn agreement enforceable by law is a contract. [See section 2 (h), the Contract Act, 1872 (Act No. IX...252