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 |
|---|---|---|
| Asl | The original or principal thing, Asl jama: the Land Revenue as distinct from the extras, ceases, etc;... | 673 |
| Sowar | Horseman. | 674 |
| Patita | A prostitute. An outstate. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 674 |
| Patti | A share or division of land, village or estate. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 674 |
| Guru | Hindu spiritual teacher. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 674 |
| Ashrabat | Drinks, but in law applied specially to wines or spirituous liquors products from the fermentation of... | 674 |
| Sajjad | A mat or carpet on which Mohammadans kneel or sit whilst praying. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 674 |
| Saraswati | The goddess of letters and arts; the name of a river, commonly, Saraswati or Sursootee. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 674 |
| Sari | Woman’s garment. The long piece of cloth that a Bengali woman wears. A Hindu woman’s chief garment.... | 674 |
| Amin | A revenue surveyor, land measurer, etc. [Baden Powell’s Land System in British India] | 675 |