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

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Hali-dakhalIncrease of the actual assessment. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]587
SalamPeace. The common word for salutation among Musalmans, and now in general use by all classes of persons;...587
SenaAn army. [Wilson’s Glossary]587
MuhalliOne who makes lawful that was illegal; a man who marries a divorce her when she may be legally remarried...587
KalimahSee Khalimah.587
BhagidarA sharer, a partner. [Wilson’s Glossary]588
AmalBeing in charge or possession of. [Wilson’s Glossary]588
AputraWithout son; (in Hindu Law) a man who has no son, who has never had, or who has lost an only son, and...588
ArziA petition, an address, a memorial, a respectful statement or representation, whether oral or written....588
Arz-i marammatA petition to amend or amplify a preceding petition or complaint. [Wilson’s Glossary]588