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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bhratri | What is given to a girl by her brother, mother or father. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 427 |
| Bhumi | Land. | 427 |
| Amanat-Jari | Assignments of revenue resumed or held temporarily in charge of a Government officer.[Wilson’s Glossary] | 427 |
| Amildari | The district or estate for the revenue of which the Amil was responsible.[Wilson’s Glossary] | 427 |
| Razi | Consenting, agreement to, contended or satisfied with; also Raji; Consent, agreement. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 427 |
| Sagai | A form of marriage prevalent among low caste Hindus. It is an informal ceremony of marriage and is recognized... | 427 |
| Hazari | A commander of a thousand either actually or normally as an honorary title. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The... | 427 |
| Salawore, salware | Frock. | 427 |
| Sangam | Meeting, the confluence of two rivers. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 427 |
| Mufassal Adalat | Formerly a provincial court of justice. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 427 |