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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hidayah | The Hidayah is a famous work on Muhammadan law. It is a commentary upon the Bidayut-ool-Mubtudee by Shykh... | 247 |
| Mahila | A woman; a married woman. | 247 |
| Sankha | A great Hindu Sage and writer of an important Smriti that bears his name. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The... | 247 |
| Maulavi, Maulvi | A learned Mussalman, a law doctor, a teacher of Arabic. A learned and religious man. The Law officer... | 247 |
| Mokasa or Mokasha | The revenue-free grant of tract of land made to a relative of the superior holder in pre-British administration.... | 247 |
| Muafi, Muaafi | Remitted, exempted from payment of rent or tax. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 247 |
| Jumma, Jumah | The Muhammadan Friday, the day of public prayer. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 247 |
| Muhallal | Lawful, made lawful, that which was not so before; as in law, a woman who having been divorced is married... | 247 |
| Muhalli | One who makes lawful that was illegal; a man who marries a divorce her when she may be legally remarried... | 247 |
| Kist | Stated payment, installment of rent. Installment or portion or amount paid as an installment; the period... | 248 |