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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fasid | Invalid, Irregular. A muslim marriage contracted without witness is fasid, that is, irregular, but not... | 904 |
| Dakhalnama | A deed of possession or occupancy; a document giving right of occupancy. [ITR 5 Cal 644 at 647] | 903 |
| Fasli | Relating to a harvest. The Muhammadan official era. An agricultural lease containing the term ‘fasli’... | 903 |
| Fatawa-i-Serajiah | “The highest authority on the law of inheritance amongst the Sunnis of India is the Sirajiyah, which... | 902 |
| Abkari Darogha | The head native officer appointed to superintend distilleries, spirit-shops, and the like. [P Ramanatha... | 900 |
| Pancha | Five, the number five; it is also used as abbreviation for panchayat. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 900 |
| Idgah | A platform, sometimes screened or enclosed by a brick wall, where Mahomedans assemble for occasional... | 897 |
| Aila or ila | a vow; in Mohammadan law specially a vow to abstain from carnal knowledge of a wife for four months,... | 894 |
| Sadr | The sum total of revenue payable to the government direct exclusive of charges of collection. [Wilson’s... | 894 |
| Ijara | A lease or farm of land revenue other proprietary right as distinguished from patta or lease of land... | 893 |