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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sheristadar | Keeper of records; highest ministerial officer of the court. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]... | 467 |
| Kharij-Nama | A deed of separation or division , a deed for the partition of a joint estate, or for the separation... | 466 |
| Sri Rama | One of the Avathars of Vishnu; Rama whose name in this form is also used as a term of salutation between... | 466 |
| Rajaput | A prince, the son of a Raja. | 466 |
| Said-zada, Saiyd-zada | The descendent of a Said, or of Mohammad. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 466 |
| Shikdar; shikkdar | A revenue officer or collector appointed either by the government or a zamindar to collect the revenue... | 466 |
| Kayemi | “The word Kayemi is never used in describing zamindari interest in land by any person. The word is... | 465 |
| Amal-patta | A deed appointing an agent or manager; a warrant authorizing a person to collect the rents of an estate.... | 465 |
| Moofty | The Mohammadan law officer who declares the sentence. [cited by P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 465 |
| Muta, Mutah | A temporary marriage under the Mahommadan law. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] A temporary... | 464 |