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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Central Act"Central Act" shall mean an Act of the Central Legislature and shall include, except in section 5, an...523
Central Legislature"Central Legislature" shall mean the Governor General in Council acting in a legislative capacity under...552
Certificate-debtor"Certificate-debtor" means the person named as debtor in a certificate filed under this Act, and includes...576
Certificate-holder"Certificate-holder" means the Government or person in whose favour a certificate has been filed under...565
Certification Trade Mark"certification trade mark" means a mark adapted in relation to any goods to distinguish in the course...402
Certified CopyEvery public officer having the custody of a public document, which any person has a right to inspect,...370
Certified Film"Certified film" means a film in respect of which a certificate is granted under sub-section (2) of section...397
ChannelThe word "channel" shall include any river, canal, khal, nala or waterways, whether natural or artificial....398
Chapter"Chapter" shall mean a Chapter of the Act or Regulation in which the word occurs. [See, section 3 (9),...406
CharacterIn Sections 52, 53, 54, and 55, the word "character" includes both reputation and disposition; but, except...375