Judicial Dictionary

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.

Judicial Dictionary

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Abandoned PropertyProperty in respect of which no claim is made for a specified and reasonable time by the true owner....2558
AbetmentAbetment is an offence by itself and unless it is specifically made punishable in a special Act a person...2163
AbscondThe primary meaning of the word ‘abscond’ is to hide and when a person is hiding from the place of...1109
AbscondenceAbscondence of an accused does not automatically amount to evidence of guilty mind and abscondence is...1114
Absconder“Without passing such an order the Senior Special Tribunal could not have treated the appellant as...1002
AbsenceWe cannot give any other meaning to the word 'absence' than the one referred to in section 15 [The Local...1016
AbsolutelyThe expression ‘absolutely’ means completely, wholly, without qualification; without reference or...972
Abusing the process of the CourtThe expression "abusing the process of the Court" is generally applied to a proceeding which is wanting...960
Acceptance An acceptance must be expressed in some usual and reasonable manner, unless the proposal prescribes the...2301
Accomplice“One who is in some way concerned in the commission of a crime, though not as principal”  (...2135