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

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SaiydA lord; the designation of the descendants of Ali, the son-in-law of the prophet. There are Sunni as...471
DarogaA manager, a superintendent, an overseer; particularly the head of custom or exercise station, or of...667
KhadimA mosque servant, or one who has charge of a religious endowment. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]...417
Sanad-i-Milkiyat-i-IstimrarA written authority for the permanent possession of lands or office. [Macnaughten’s Mohammadan Law]...867
KabuliyatAn engagement or agreement in writing. The counterpart of a revenue lease; a written agreement signifying...8958
Salis, Salish An umpire, an arbitrator. [Wilson’s Glossary]   An arbitrator; an umpire; a third person who is appointed...419
IjmaliHeld in common (as an estate) undivided, not partitioned, settled in common with two or more parties....677
Hali-dakhalIncrease of the actual assessment. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]458
JihadMutual effort, a general effort such as Mohammadan preached to exterminate unbelievers; a holy war, a...393
Sama-vedaOne of the four Vedas- the primary source of all Hindu Codes. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]...401