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 |
|---|---|---|
| Madrasa | A College, an academy. [Wilson’s Glossary] A place for reading, a school. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s... | 459 |
| Ijara | A lease or farm of land revenue other proprietary right as distinguished from patta or lease of land... | 459 |
| Ejmali | See Ijmali. | 458 |
| Rai or Ray | Judgment or verdict of a Court of Law. During the time of the mohammadan government it was title given... | 458 |
| Pancha | Five, the number five; it is also used as abbreviation for panchayat. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 457 |
| Lakshmi | The wife of Vishnu, the goddess of wealth and prosperity. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 455 |
| Fakir | The word fakir means a religious man who devotes his life to meditation and spiritual exercises. A poor... | 453 |
| Mafi | Remitted, free, applied to lands exempt from the payment of revenue. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 453 |
| Ijahar | a deposition in court; an affidavit; a statement or information to the police. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial... | 452 |
| Kafir | An unbeliever, one who does not accept the teaching of Mohammad. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 452 |