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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Law"law" means any Act, ordinance, order, rule, regulation, bye-law, notification or other legal instrument,...771
Law Enforcing Agency"Law enforcing agency" means any Police Force, Ansar Force (Ansar Bahini) ,Ballalion-Ansar, Bangladesh...770
Law Officer"Law Officer" means the Attorney-General for Bangladesh, the Additional Attorney-General for Bangladesh,...790
Lawful GuardianThe words "lawful guardian" in this section include any person lawfully entrusted with the care or custody...726
Lay-off'lay-off means the failure, refusal or inability of an employer on account of shortage of coal, power...697
Leading QuestionAny question suggesting the answer which the person putting it wishes or expects to receive is called...731
Learning"learning" means education, whether elementary, technical, scientific, special or general, and training...717
LeaseA lease of immoveable property is a transfer of a right to enjoy such property, made for a certain time,...758
Lease from month to month, from year to yearIn the absence of a contract or local law or usage to the contrary, a lease of immoveable property for...732
Legal Practitioner"legal practitioner" means an advocate, revenue-agent. [See, section 3, the Touts Act, 1879 (Act No....803