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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KubalaSee kabala.370
IjmaAn assemblage, a Court; a dogmatic opinion deliveredby a council of doctors.[P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The...370
MirasiLand or office held by hereditary descent. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]370
SarvaAll, entire, whole. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]370
KishanA cultivator. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]371
Munsif-katcheriThe Munsif court or office. [Wilson’s Glossary]372
NavisA writer, a scriber, a secretary. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]372
Ghair-JamaNot paying revenue, rent-free. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]373
GheeClarified butter, in which state they preserve that article for plenary purposes. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s...374
Musha, MushaaAn undivided share or part of any property. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]375