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 |
|---|---|---|
| Luchcha | A libertine, a vagabond, a swindler; a common term of abuse. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 254 |
| Mal | goods; wealth; property of any description; money; revenue. | 254 |
| Sardarni | A female head of an establishment, commonly applied to a woman who brings up girls for prostitution.... | 254 |
| Mukarrair-patta | A lease for a definite extent of land at a fixed sum, not liable to any extra charge. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 254 |
| Nirkh | rate; price; rate of rent. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] Market rate, price current, especially... | 255 |
| Patta | A deed of lease by the landlord to the tenant. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 255 |
| Praja-bill | Lands in which tenants have been settled. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 255 |
| Fetwah | See Fatawa. A judicial decision, a written opinion on a point of law; especially that delivered by the... | 255 |
| Ryotwar | See Raiyatwar. | 255 |
| Arzi-dasht | A written petition or memorial.[Wilson’s Glossary] | 255 |