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 |
|---|---|---|
| Patwari | The village registrar and accountant. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 430 |
| Hiba | Gift. A gift in law, a perfect gift, one accompanied by delivery and acceptance. A gift on a death-bed... | 430 |
| Kist | Stated payment, installment of rent. Installment or portion or amount paid as an installment; the period... | 431 |
| Sudder Nizamut Adawlut | See Sadr-nizamat-adalat. | 431 |
| Pautra | A grandson, a granddaughter, the son or daughter of a son. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 431 |
| Pathan | This name a s used in India includes all the natives of the country commonly called Afganistan, and also... | 432 |
| Praja | Subject; tenant, progeny, offspring; dependant. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 432 |
| Benamdar | See Benami. | 433 |
| Asl | The original or principal thing, Asl jama: the Land Revenue as distinct from the extras, ceases, etc;... | 433 |
| Hasil | Produce, profit, especially as revenue term, the amount derived from the government share of the produce... | 433 |