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 |
|---|---|---|
| Said, Saiyd | A lord, a chief; a designation assumed by a number of Mohammadans who pretend to be descended from Hosain,... | 574 |
| Alaga Bhumi | Waste land, land set apart for pasture. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon.] | 573 |
| Ikrar, Iqrar | Agreement, promise, acknowledgement or assent. The word is often interpreted as agreement. [AIR 1923... | 573 |
| Muharram | The name of the first month of the Mohammadan year. The mourning festival observed in that month by the... | 573 |
| Sradha | An obsequial ceremony in which food and water are offered to diseased ancestors of the offerer, or to... | 571 |
| Sahodara | Related by libations of water to diseased kinsmen; brother. [Wilson’s Glossary] Uterine brother,... | 571 |
| Sadr-diwani-adalat | The chief Civil Court under the East India Company. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 570 |
| Anjali | A respectful mode of salutation. As much grain as can be held by the two hands put together. A handful... | 568 |
| Murda | A dead body of a person whose sole is departed. See Lash. | 567 |
| Kuzi-ul-kuzat | The principle Kazi under the British government, the head Mohammadan legal officer Sadr Adalats, or courts... | 566 |