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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| Title | Details | Hits |
|---|---|---|
| Acquirer | "Acquirer" means a member of a Hindu undivided family, who acquires gains of learning. [See, section... | 1131 |
| Act | The word "act" denotes as well a series of acts as a single act. [See, section 33, the Penal Code, 1860... | 707 |
| Act of a firm | An "act of a firm" means any act or omission by all the partners, or by any partner or agent of the firm... | 1144 |
| Act of Bankruptcy | Any of the following acts of the debtor shall be an act of bankruptcy, namely:— (a) if, in Bangladesh... | 3066 |
| Act of Parliament | "Act of Parliament" shall mean an Act passed by Parliament and shall include any Act passed or made by... | 1139 |
| Action | "Action" means action taken by way of decision, recommendation or approval or in any other manner and... | 1164 |
| Actionable Claim | "Actionable claim" means a claim to any debt, other than a debt secured by mortgage of immoveable property... | 739 |
| Active Service | "Active service", as applied to a person subject to this Act, means the time during which such person... | 752 |
| Addition | "Addition" means the place of residence, and the profession, trade, rank and title (if any) of a person... | 1180 |
| Adjudication | "Adjudication" or "order of adjudication" means an order made under section 10 declaring a debtor to... | 1165 |
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Latest Legislative Dictionary
- Borrower
- Negotiable instrument
- Security
- Property
- Life Insurance Business
- Life
- License
- Letters of Administration
- Legal Representative
- Legal Remuneration
- Legal Proceedings
- Legal Proceeding
- Legal Practitioner
- Lease from month to month, from year to year
- Lease
- Learning
- Leading Question
- Lay-off
- Lawful Guardian
- Law Officer
- Law Enforcing Agency
- Law
- Landlord
- Land Taxes
- Land or Water
Popular Legislative Dictionary
- Act of Bankruptcy
- Abandoned Property
- Accessory Rights
- A deemed Legacy
- Acceptor for Honour
- Abettor
- Khas Land or Land in Khas Possession
- Abetment
- Abduction
- Acceptance of Proposal
- Abandoning Employment
- Acceptor
- Culpable Homicide not amounting to Murder
- Adulterated
- Addition
- Adolescent
- Adjudication
- Action
- Adult
- Act of a firm
- Act of Parliament
- Administrator
- Acquirer
- Admission
- Administrative Expense