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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amdani | Products of the earth, articles of merchandise; generally arriving at market in their fit season, also... | 610 |
| Asli or Asali | Primary original. Applied to a registered village under the Mohammedan system, in opposition to Dakhili;... | 610 |
| Sar-daftar-diwani | The chief clerk of the office of the Diwan. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 610 |
| Iwaz | Exchange, consideration. | 610 |
| Mohr or Muhur | A seal, a seal ring. A gold coin of the value generally of fifteen rupees. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The... | 610 |
| Kifayat | Surplus, profit, advantage; profit or increase in the amount of revenue received by the Government, whether... | 611 |
| Foujdarry Court | A court for administering the criminal law. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 611 |
| Hartal | Hartal is means of protest by the people at large or by a group of a particular class of society. It... | 611 |
| Khas Possession | ‘Khas possession’ does not imply possession and it includes also constructive possession and a mere... | 612 |
| Byabastha | A statute, a law. A written opinion or dictum on a point of Hindu law drawn up by Bandits.[P Ramanatha... | 612 |