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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gulam or Ghulam | The son of a female slave, a slave. The word is often used in composition to form a Muhamadan proper... | 302 |
| Asmani-Farmani | A term used formerly in deeds and lease, providing for any incidents or injuries arising from calamitous... | 302 |
| Said, Saiyd | A lord, a chief; a designation assumed by a number of Mohammadans who pretend to be descended from Hosain,... | 302 |
| Mehmany | What related to guest; hospitality. Allowance for entertaining pilgrims, travelers and strangers in general.... | 302 |
| Ariyat | A loan of anything which is itself to be returned. Land or orchards of which the owner allows others... | 300 |
| Raja | A king, prince, a title given by the native governments, and in later times by the British Governments,... | 299 |
| As-har | Relation by marriage within the degrees on which marriage is prohibited.[Wilson’s Glossary] | 299 |
| Barga | An agreement by which the cultivator engages to pay the landlord half the produce, the latter providing... | 298 |
| Amani | A system of land revenue under which the Government share of the produce is taken in kind. The term is... | 297 |
| Amla, Umla, Amlah | Agents; officers Government collectively; head native officer of a judicial or revenue court under the... | 297 |