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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ariyat | A loan of anything which is itself to be returned. Land or orchards of which the owner allows others... | 544 |
| Jami Jama | The word ‘jami jama’ indicates lands as well as rent or when taken together in abstract sense means... | 544 |
| Chasa | Cultivation, tillage. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 542 |
| Jangal or Jongol | A forest, a ticket; any tract overrun with bushes or trees, or suffered to be overspread with vegetation.... | 541 |
| Khala | Dissolution of the marriage at the suit of the wife, in which she agrees to make her husband compensation... | 540 |
| Amir | A nobleman, a Mohammadan of high rank. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 540 |
| Muslim | A believer, applied especially to a Mohammadan; one who believes in true faith. [Wilson’s Glossary]... | 537 |
| Sunni Wakf | A wakf governed by Sunni law. | 534 |
| Shia, Shiah | A sect amongst Mohammadans, followers of Ali, son-in-law of Mohammad. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]... | 534 |
| Mohammadan Law | The personal law of the Mohammadans that is administered to them. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 533 |