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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Factory:'factory’ means any premises including the precincts thereof whereon ten or more workers are working...430
False Statement in connection with an election:Whoever with intent to affect the result of an election makes or publishes any statement purporting to...417
False Trade Description:"false trade description" means a trade description which is untrue in a material respect as regards...432
Foreign InstrumentAny such instrument not so drawn, made or made payable shall be deemed to be a foreign instrument. [See,...392
Gaining WrongfullyA person is said to gain wrongfully when such person retains wrongfully, as well as when such person...386
Gains of learning"gains of learning" means all acquisitions of property made substantially by means of learning, whether...411
Gaming"gaming" includes wagering or betting except wagering or betting upon a horse-race, when such wagering...382
General Custom or Righthe expression "general custom or right" includes customs or rights common to any considerable class of...411
General Insurance Business"general insurance business" means fire, marine of miscellaneous insurance business, whether carried...401
General Police-DistrictThe words "general police-district" shall embrace any part of Bangladesh, in which this Act shall be...403