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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Criminal IntimidationWhoever threatens another with any injury to his person, reputation or property, or to the person or...257
Criminal Lunatic"Criminal lunatic" means any person for whose detention in, or removal to, an asylum, jail or other place...300
Criminal Misconduct by a Public ServantA public servant is said to commit the offence of criminal misconduct so (a) if he accepts or obtains...285
Criminal Prisoner"Criminal prisoner" means any prisoner duly committed to custody under the writ, warrant or order of...252
Criminal TrespassWhoever enters into or upon property in the possession of another with intent to commit an offence or...286
Crops"Crops" includes all agricultural or horticultural crops and all trees, bushes or plants. [See Section...252
Cross-ExaminationThe examination of a witness by the adverse party shall be called his cross-examination. [See Section...250
Culpable HomicideWhoever causes death by doing an act with the intention of causing death, or with the intention of causing...278
Culpable Homicide not amounting to MurderException 1.—Culpable homicide is not murder if the offender, whilst deprived of the power of self-control...1537
Culpable Mental State"Culpable mental state" includes intention, motive, knowledge of a fact, and belief in, or reason to...259