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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Excessive"excessive" means in excess of that which the Court deems to be reasonable having regard to the risk...325
ExchangeWhen two persons mutually transfer the ownership of one thing for the ownership of another, neither thing...305
Executed"executed" and "execution," used with reference to instruments, mean "signed" and "signature". [See,...297
Executor"executor" means a person to whom the execution of the last will of a deceased person is, by the testator's...310
Executor of his own wrongA person who intermeddles with the estate of the deceased, or does any other act which belongs to the...370
Exempted Person"exempted person" means Bangalee Christian, a Hindu, Muslim, Parsi or Buddhist, or a person exempted...328
Exempted Property"exempted property" means such property of an individual debtor as is exempted in pursuance of the provisions...315
Existing Company"existing company" means a company formed and registered under any law relating to companies in force...290
Existing Law"existing law" means any law in force in, or in any part of, the territory of Bangladesh immediately...313
ExpertWhen the Court has to form an opinion upon a point of foreign law, or of science, or art, or as to identity...293