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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ijara-nama | A lease, any document under which a lease or farm is held. [Wilson’s glossary] | 448 |
| Hakdar | One who possesses a hak, one entitled to a share. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 447 |
| Palli, Polli | A small town or village. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 446 |
| Ghair-hajiri | Absence being away especially when called for, as in Court. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 446 |
| Laan | Divorce upon accusation of adultery by the husband, to be confirmed by him by his imprecating upon her... | 446 |
| Ka | First letter from Bangla Letters (Bornomala) that comes before Kha. | 446 |
| Naib | A deputy, representative, a deputy collector of rent. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 445 |
| Rai-bandi | A statement or table of rates, a document showing the rates at which different descriptions of land or... | 445 |
| Jama | total, aggregate, deposit, debit or receipt side of an account. Rent or revenue payable by a zaminder... | 445 |
| Jama Kharach | Receipts and disbursement; debits and credits of an account.[Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 445 |