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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Court of Summary JurisdictionCourt of summary jurisdiction means the Court of a District Magistrate. [See section 2, the Maintenance...288
Court which passed a decreeThe expression "Court which passed a decree," or words to that effect, shall, in relation to the execution...310
Court-Martial"Court-martial" means a court-martial held under this Act. [See section 8 (6), the Army Act, 1952 (Act...311
CousinIn a will — the words "cousins," or 'first cousins", or "cousins-german", apply only to children of...307
CoveringThe expression "covering" includes any stopper, cask, bottle, vessel, box, cover, capsule, case, frame...278
Creditor, Eligible"eligible creditor” means a creditor or creditors who, individually or jointly, raised a claim for...271
Criminal Breach of TrustWhoever, being in any manner entrusted with property, or with any dominion over property, dishonestly...283
Criminal ConspiracyWhen two or more persons agree to do, or cause to be done,— (1) an illegal act, or (2) an act which...296
Criminal Court"Criminal court" means a court of ordinary criminal justice in Bangladesh, or established elsewhere by...278
Criminal ForceWhoever intentionally uses force to any person, without that person's consent, in order to the committing...284