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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Die without Issue or die without leaving issueAnd it is hereby enacted, that in any devise or bequest of real or personal estate the words "die without...300
DisaffectionThe expression "disaffection" includes disloyalty and all feetings of enmity. [See section explanation...298
Discharge“Discharge” means the termination of services of a worker by the employer for reasons of physical...315
Discharge in relation to an individual bankrupt"Discharge" in relation to an individual bankrupt, means a situation when, in pursuance of an order of...315
Disciplinary Law"Disciplinary law" means a law regulating the discipline of any disciplined force. [See article 152(1),...290
Disciplined Force"Disciplined force" means— (a) the army, navy or air force; (b) the police force; (c) any other force...448
DishonestlyWhoever does anything with the intention of causing wrongful gain to one person or wrongful loss to another...293
Dishonor by Non-paymentA promissory note, bill of exchange or cheque is said to be dishonoured by non-payment when the maker...327
Dishonour by non-acceptanceA bill of exchange is said to be dishonoured by non-acceptance when the drawee, or one of several drawees...296
DismissalDismissal' means the termination of services of a worker by the employer for misconduct. [See section...300