Glossary
The CLC’s Glossary is included to give the plain English meaning of some expressions which are greatly influenced by Arabic, Farsi, Sanskrit, Urdu, Hindi and Portuguese languages and that are frequently exercised in the legal text books, private and public documents in Bangladesh; though few of them are defined in statutes or case laws, yet possess considerable theoretical and legal interest. Besides, in practice of laws, many words and phrases are not always clear in meaning to the readers and thus create confusion and ambiguity especially in case of issues that involve land administration, legal history, private law (e.g. Muslim law, Hindu law) etc. These words and phrases, acquired quasi-technical meaning in law, are employed and referred by both the Courts and the jurists alike.
Including foreign users, Bangladeshi readers and law practitioners will be benefited by having the meanings of the words with proper citations of decisions of Courts, different dictionaries, legal texts and defining by the legal experts of CLC team.
Glossary
| Title | Details | Hits |
|---|---|---|
| Futwa or futwah | (see Fatawa) A judicial decree, sentence, order or judgment: particularly when delivered by a Mufti or... | 534 |
| Pancha | Five, the number five; it is also used as abbreviation for panchayat. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 533 |
| Jagir, Jaghir | An assignment of the Government revenue on a tract of land to families, individuals, or public officers.... | 529 |
| Sadr-adalat | The Supreme Court, the name of the highest court established under the East India Company in each Presidency.... | 528 |
| Jail Hajat | See Hajat. | 528 |
| Pandhri | A tax on agriculture formerly levied in villages. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 526 |
| Raiyatwar | According to or with Raiyats, familiarly applied to the revenue settlement which was made by Government... | 526 |
| Nala | Nala means a natural water course. [1941 Pat 118=21 Pat LT 873] | 524 |
| Abkar | A maker of (strong) waters. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] A manufacturer or retailer of spirituous... | 522 |
| Mutawalli, Mutwalli | The Manager of wakf property is called a mutawalli. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] Under... | 520 |