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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sarrishtah-i-Amanat | In Bengal under the Mohammadan and early British rule, an office for the examination and adjustment of... | 316 |
| Amal-patta | A deed appointing an agent or manager; a warrant authorizing a person to collect the rents of an estate.... | 317 |
| Arzi | A petition, an address, a memorial, a respectful statement or representation, whether oral or written.... | 317 |
| Sadr-diwani-adalat | The chief Civil Court under the East India Company. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 317 |
| Saiyd | A lord; the designation of the descendants of Ali, the son-in-law of the prophet. There are Sunni as... | 317 |
| Istafa | A surrender or relinquishment, as by a tenant to the landlord. A deed of surrender. [ILR 26 Cal29] | 317 |
| Mokasa or Mokasha | The revenue-free grant of tract of land made to a relative of the superior holder in pre-British administration.... | 317 |
| Mubarat | Separation by mutual consent. Dissolution of marriage by mutual consent, putting away a wife, dissolving... | 317 |
| Muharram | The name of the first month of the Mohammadan year. The mourning festival observed in that month by the... | 317 |
| Mukhasadar | The holder of a village, or of lands at a quit rent or rent free on condition of service. [Wilson’s... | 317 |