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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hijra | Departure from one’s country separation of friends or lovers; whence it gives name to the departure... | 542 |
| Shikdar; shikkdar | A revenue officer or collector appointed either by the government or a zamindar to collect the revenue... | 542 |
| Shaikh | An old man, especially, one who has authority and respect; an elder, a chief; a title given to various... | 541 |
| Asli or Asali | Primary original. Applied to a registered village under the Mohammedan system, in opposition to Dakhili;... | 540 |
| Istafa | A surrender or relinquishment, as by a tenant to the landlord. A deed of surrender. [ILR 26 Cal29] | 540 |
| Sridhana | Woman’s separate property in Hindu Law. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 538 |
| Raja | A king, prince, a title given by the native governments, and in later times by the British Governments,... | 536 |
| Amani | A system of land revenue under which the Government share of the produce is taken in kind. The term is... | 536 |
| Sapinda | A kinsman connected by offerings of balls of rice or of meat to common ancestors; the affinity extends... | 536 |
| Sarrishtah-i-diwani | The office of Dewan or collector, also the expenses of his office, including his own allowances. [Wilson’s... | 536 |