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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sarkar-abi | The High Court, the chief authority, the government, the viceregal establishment of the Nawab of Bengal;... | 598 |
| Sunnat | The traditional law of Mohammadans based upon the sayings and doings of Mohammad, and of scarcely inferior... | 597 |
| Moazzel | “Moazzal system of transaction is a simple transaction whereby the bank on credit sells certain properties... | 597 |
| Mohammadan Law | The personal law of the Mohammadans that is administered to them. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 596 |
| Pardah-nashin, Pardah-nishin | Sitting being the curtain. Purdah. [Macnaughten’s Mohammadan Law] A woman who observes the practice... | 595 |
| Julkar | Julkar is a general term signifying “water right”, and might, therefore aptly include the right to... | 595 |
| Malik | A proprietor, an owner, a lord, a cultivator possessing hereditary rights, also a landlord, a Zamindar.... | 594 |
| Sura, Surah | A chapter of the Koran, of which there are 114, each divided into verses. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The... | 592 |
| Mauza | A village; parcels of land having distinct name in the revenue records. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial... | 592 |
| Bazaar | A market, a daily market, a market-place. As opposed to bazaar, a hat is held on certain days; a ganj... | 590 |