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

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GaddiA pillow; but used as throne. The seat of sovereignty or chief ship; the state cushion or throne spoken...816
GadiA cushion to sit upon, the ordinary Indian seat; but especially a king’s cushion, a throne. [P Ramanatha...817
GamchaA long cloth.813
GanatantrikDemocratic.786
Ganji or GenjiT-shirt.844
Ghair Hazir or Gor HazirAbsent, not in attendance. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]740
Ghair-JamaNot paying revenue, rent-free. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]423
Ghair-JamaNot paying revenue, rent-free. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]733
Ghair-hajiriAbsence being away especially when called for, as in Court. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]842
Ghair-maurusiNot holding by hereditary descent; a tenant or farmer; not inherited; acquired. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s...795