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 |
|---|---|---|
| Munsif | A justice; an arbitrator, a judge. Under the British Government the term is applied to the native Judge... | 261 |
| Karbala | The meeting place of the taziahs at the Muharram festival, so called after Karbala, in Turkish, Arabia,... | 261 |
| Sisya | There is clear distinction between a chela and sisya. A chela is a personal attendant who may be raised... | 261 |
| Kirani | See karani. | 261 |
| Akhir or Akher | Final, last, end. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 261 |
| Amal | Being in charge or possession of. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 261 |
| Sagai | A form of marriage prevalent among low caste Hindus. It is an informal ceremony of marriage and is recognized... | 261 |
| Sali | Low land; paddy land; a measure for grain containing 20 seers. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 261 |
| Sankhayana | A great Hindu Sage and writer of an important Smriti that bears his name. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The... | 261 |
| Masjid | A mosque, a place of worship. Masjid- A Muhammadan chuch. The first Masjid was built on the spot where... | 261 |