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 |
|---|---|---|
| Shikari | A hunter, one engaged in, or whose profession is, the pusuit of game. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law... | 679 |
| Kalimah | See Khalimah. | 679 |
| Mukhasadar | The holder of a village, or of lands at a quit rent or rent free on condition of service. [Wilson’s... | 679 |
| Muntakhib | An abstract of the documents, in the older Survey records (N.W.P.) system being a list of names, with... | 680 |
| Kope | Blow severely with knife, dagger etc. | 680 |
| Akhir or Akher | Final, last, end. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 680 |
| Fetwah | See Fatawa. A judicial decision, a written opinion on a point of law; especially that delivered by the... | 680 |
| Arzi | A petition, an address, a memorial, a respectful statement or representation, whether oral or written.... | 680 |
| Ryotwar | See Raiyatwar. | 680 |
| Mal | goods; wealth; property of any description; money; revenue. | 680 |