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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SankalpaDedication.542
SangamMeeting, the confluence of two rivers. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]602
SandhyaEither of the three principal periods of the day, sunrise, noon, sunset; also the religious worship appropriately...641
Sanadi-zamindarA zamindar appointed under a royal patent, on default of heirs, to succeed to another zamindar, or on...608
Sanad-i-Milkiyat-i-IstimrarA written authority for the permanent possession of lands or office. [Macnaughten’s Mohammadan Law]...716
Sanad-diwaniA grant of or assignment of land, or rather of the government revenue assessed upon it. [Wilson’s Glossary]593
SanadA deed of grant, a patent, a charter or written authority for holding either land or office. [Macnaughten’s...622
Samskarasee Samaskar.565
SambandhiA relation, a connection. [Wilson’s Glossary]550
SamaskarSacramental ceremonies of Hindu in relation to persons. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]632