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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hundi Darsani | A bill of exchange payable at sight. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 683 |
| Pir | A Mohammadan saint; a spiritual guide. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 684 |
| Amanat Dafter | An office under the Mohammadan Government for deposits, or for a register of trusts. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 684 |
| Amanatdar | The holder of a deposit, or charge, trustee, a guardian. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 684 |
| Khadi | Any cloth woven on handloom in India from cotton, silk or woolen yarn, handspun in India or from a mixture... | 685 |
| Niskar | Rent-free tenancy; tenant not in fact paying rent. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 685 |
| Niyoga | Appointment to an office or duty. Procreation of son by appointment of a person other than the husband.... | 685 |
| Patta | A deed of lease by the landlord to the tenant. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 685 |
| Salis, Salish | An umpire, an arbitrator. [Wilson’s Glossary] An arbitrator; an umpire; a third person who is appointed... | 685 |
| Parishankhan | Statistics. | 686 |