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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aul or Aol | Increase. In Mohammedan law, the distribution of a fractional proportion of inherited property more than... | 295 |
| Sarasari | The word connotes the idea of a temporary settlement; but along with the word ‘bemiadi’, it means... | 295 |
| Jama-Masjid | The principal mosque or Mohammadan place of prayer in a city.[Wilson’s glossary] | 295 |
| Follok | Two pieces of bamboo used for pressing the limbs by way of torture. [45 DLR (HCD) (1993) 142] | 293 |
| Foujdarry Court | A court for administering the criminal law. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 293 |
| Ilahi | Divine; the title of the era instituted by the emperor Akbar, commencing with the first year of his reign,... | 293 |
| Muhazarat | In law suing any one in a court of law; also disposing of expected property, or property in reversion,... | 292 |
| Smriti | The body of the recorded or remembered law, the ceremonial and legal institutes of the Hindus. [Wilson’s... | 291 |
| Kharij Jama | The word imports that the owner of the Kharil jama is an independent proprietor. [AIR 1926 Pat 152] | 291 |
| Amal-patta | A deed appointing an agent or manager; a warrant authorizing a person to collect the rents of an estate.... | 291 |