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The Courts of Law are there in democratic countries to find out the true intention of the legislature and the meaning of the statutes. In case of Bangladesh, pre-dominantly it is the House of Nation i.e. Jatya Shangshad which enacts primary legislations. Besides, the President of Bangladesh and some other authorities have the law making power by way of Ordinance and Subordinate and delegated legislation. In this section, we have tried to include some words of Bangladeshi Laws which were defined or interpreted by the Supreme Court of Bangladesh while deciding a case before them.

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Title	Details	Hits

Guardian	A guardian, in the popular sense of one who guars, preserves or secures, is the generic term applied...	482
Habeas Corpus	The term literally means “have the body”. It is addressed to one who detains or imprisons another...	1556
Hat	A market, a movable market, one held only on certain days in a week, a fair. “hat” or “bazar”...	897
Hearsay Evidence	Evidence of the oral statement of a person other than the witness who is testifying and statements in...	961
Heir	A person who inherits or may by law inherit; one who takes by descent. “Heir” shall mean any person...	905
Hiba-bil-iwaz	A gift for a consideration. Hiba-bil-iwaz is a gift for which a return or consideration is exchanged,...	1098
High Court Division	One of the Divisions of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. According to Art. 101 of the Constitution the...	902
Holder in due course	One who holds a negotibale instrument free from any defect of the title of prior parties. “Holder in...	1048
Holding	Holding means the act of retaining something or something owned. “Holding” means a parcel or parcels...	882
Hostile Witness	A hostile witness is defined as one who by the manner in which he gives his evidence shows that he is...	864

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