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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Legal Proceeding"Legal proceeding" means any proceeding or inquiry in which evidence is or may be given, and includes...682
Legal Proceedings"Legal proceedings" includes suit, case, prosecution, appeal, revision and review. [See, Article 2, the...659
Legal RemunerationThe words "legal remuneration" are not restricted to remuneration which a public servant can lawfully...733
Legal Representative"Legal representative" means a person who in law represents the estate of a deceased person, and includes...691
Letters of Administration"Letters of administration" includes any letters of administration, whether general or with a copy of...670
LicenseWhere one person grants to another, or to a definite number of other persons, a right to do, or continue...704
LifeThe word "life" denotes the life of a human being, unless the contrary appears from the context. [See,...723
Life Insurance Business"Life insurance business" means the business of effecting contracts of insurance upon human life, including...760
Negotiable instrumentA “negotiable instrument” means a promissory note, bill of exchange or cheque payable either to order...670
Property“Properties” means properties of any kind, movable or immovable and includes any right or interest...704