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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rajaswa | Revenue, rent. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] The word ‘rajaswa’ is wide enough to... | 272 |
| Saiyd | A lord; the designation of the descendants of Ali, the son-in-law of the prophet. There are Sunni as... | 272 |
| Hindu | The term “Hindu” with regard to the application of Hindu law includes not only those who are Hindu... | 272 |
| Miras | Inheritance or heritability; property or right obtained by inheritance; ancestral tenure or tenancy.... | 272 |
| Morphia | Morphia is opium. [AIR 1922 Lah. 216] | 272 |
| Sheristadar | Keeper of records; highest ministerial officer of the court. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]... | 272 |
| Hibamusha | Gift of undefined or undivided property, which is not valid until the property has been separated, and... | 273 |
| Hundi | A bill of exchange. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon&Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 273 |
| Ijmali | Held in common (as an estate) undivided, not partitioned, settled in common with two or more parties.... | 273 |
| Ikhtiar-nama | A power of attorney. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 273 |