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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sisya | There is clear distinction between a chela and sisya. A chela is a personal attendant who may be raised... | 323 |
| Khas Possession | ‘Khas possession’ does not imply possession and it includes also constructive possession and a mere... | 323 |
| Rajgi | Sovereignty. [Macnaughten’s Mohammadan Law] | 323 |
| Follok | Two pieces of bamboo used for pressing the limbs by way of torture. [45 DLR (HCD) (1993) 142] | 323 |
| Foujdarry Court | A court for administering the criminal law. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 323 |
| Sandhya | Either of the three principal periods of the day, sunrise, noon, sunset; also the religious worship appropriately... | 323 |
| Sar-daftar-diwani | The chief clerk of the office of the Diwan. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 323 |
| Muhazarat | In law suing any one in a court of law; also disposing of expected property, or property in reversion,... | 323 |
| Kanya putra | The son of an unmarried girl. [Wilson’s glossary] | 322 |
| Salawore, salware | Frock. | 322 |