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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Khas Land or Land in Khas Possession"khas land" or "land in khas possession", in relation to any person, includes any land let out together...1625
Kidnapping from BangladeshWhoever conveys any person beyond the limits of Bangladesh without the consent of that person, or of...378
Kidnapping from lawful guardianshipWhoever takes or entices any minor under fourteen years of age if a male, or under sixteen years of age...387
Label"label" means any written, marked, stamped, printed or graphic matter affixed to, or appearing upon,...414
Labour Court"Labour Court" means a Labour Court established under section 35. [See, section 2(xv), the Industrial...416
Land“land" means land which is cultivated, uncultivated or covered with water at any time of the year,...453
Land Customs-Station"land customs-station" means any place including an inland river port declared under section 9 to be...412
Land or WaterFor the purposes of this section the expression "land or water" includes buildings, markets, fisheries,...689
Land Taxes"land taxes" means— (i) the development and relief tax payable under the Finance (Third) Ordinance,...714
Landlord"Landlord" means a person immediately under whom a tenant holds, and includes the Government. [See, section...747