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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Decree-holder"decree-holder" means any person in whose favour a decree has been passed or an order capable of execution...650
DefamationWhoever by words either spoken or intended to be read, or by signs, or by visible representations, makes...423
Defendant"Defendant" includes any person from or through whom a defendant derives his liability to be sued. [See...440
DegreeEvery generation constitutes a degree, either ascending or descending. [See section 25(2), the Succession...392
DelegationThe appointment of an attorney or proxy to do an act merely ministerial and involving no independent...404
Deliverable State (of goods sold)oods are said to be in a "deliverable state" when they are in such state that the buyer would under the...1443
Delivery (of goods sold)"Delivery" means voluntary transfer of possession from one person to another. [See section 2(2), the...406
Demonstrative LegacyWhere a testator bequeaths a certain sum of money, or a certain quantity of any other commodity, and...453
Dependant"Dependant" means any of the following relatives of a deceased workman, namely:— (i) a widow, minor...453
Dependant (of emigrant)"Dependant" means any woman or child who is related to an emigrant and any aged or incapacitated relative...435