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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GratificationThe word "gratification" is not restricted to pecuniary gratifications, or to gratifications estimable...518
Grievous HurtThe following kinds of hurt only are designated as "grievous":— First. — Emasculation. Secondly.—Permanent...272
Gross Income"gross-income" includes all receipts of every kind in produce or cash, except money borrowed, recoveries...241
Guarantee"guarantee" includes any obligation undertaken before the commencement of this Constitution to make payments...333
Guardian“guardian" means a person having the care of the person of a minor or of his property, or of both his...258
Hackney-Carriage"Hackney-carriage" means any wheeled vehicle, drawn by horses and used for the conveyance of passengers,...406
Half day“half day” means a period of five consecutive hours between the beginning and closing hours of an...403
Hanafi Mussalman"Hanafi Mussalman" means follower of the Mussalman faith who conforms to the tenets and doctrines of...435
HarbourExcept in section 157, and in section 130 in the case in which the harbour is given by the wife or husband...437
Harm"harm" includes social ostracism or excommunication or expulsion from any caste or community. [See, explanation...389