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

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Amal-pattaA deed appointing an agent or manager; a warrant authorizing a person to collect the rents of an estate....289
Amal-sanadPayment of the revenue by a division of the crop, or in kind; applied also to a village where the revenue...294
AmanatDeposit, charge, anything held in trust, money deposited in Court. [Wilson’s Glossary] The use of word...427
Amanat DafterAn office under the Mohammadan Government for deposits, or for a register of trusts. [Wilson’s Glossary]271
AmanatdarThe holder of a deposit, or charge, trustee, a guardian. [Wilson’s Glossary]267
AmanatdariGuardianship, agency, trust. [Wilson’s Glossary]254
Amanat-JariAssignments of revenue resumed or held temporarily in charge of a Government officer.[Wilson’s Glossary]258
Amanat-namaA deed of trust or deposit, a document conveying anything in trust. [Wilson’s Glossary]295
AmaniA system of land revenue under which the Government share of the produce is taken in kind. The term is...297
AmbalaA place or shed where public affairs are discussed.[P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon.]287