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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mohori, Mohrer, Mohur, Moherrie | A clerk. A writer, a clerk in an office. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 308 |
| Nazarana | Consent money or premium, e.g., for grant or renewal of a lease. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]... | 309 |
| Phupu | Aunty. Sister of father. | 309 |
| Budrukh | This is a Persian word signifying great or venerable. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 309 |
| Akila | One who is subject to pay Diyat or the fine of blood. [Macnaughten’s Mohammadan Law] | 309 |
| Haor | A depression in the soil, liable to remain flooded. [Bad. Pow. iii.448] | 309 |
| Sama-vibhaga | Division of the property amongst the sons in equal shares. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 309 |
| Sardaftar | Chief record office; chief accountant and registrar. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 309 |
| Shia, Shiah | A sect amongst Mohammadans, followers of Ali, son-in-law of Mohammad. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]... | 309 |
| Khandan | Ordinarily the word khandan which corresponds with the English expression ‘family’ means a group... | 310 |