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 |
|---|---|---|
| Munshi | A writer, a secretary. The word is very commonly used among Europeans to denote a teacher of Arabic,... | 252 |
| Murda | A dead body of a person whose sole is departed. See Lash. | 253 |
| Kaji, Kazi | A judge under the Mohmmadan rule. | 253 |
| Sthol, Sthala | Spot, site place, firm ground, whence, in some of dialects, a field, a portion of land, comprising several... | 253 |
| Koran | The sacred book of the Mohammadans, and considered by them to be the fountain head of all science, knowledge... | 253 |
| Patita | A prostitute. An outstate. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 253 |
| Amanatdari | Guardianship, agency, trust. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 253 |
| Fatiah | The opening Surah or chapter of the Koran; it is read for dying person, wherence the world has come to... | 253 |
| Ramzan | The ninth month of the Musalman year, Ramazan is observed because the revelation of the Koran began in... | 253 |
| Sahibah | A lady, mistress, madam. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 253 |