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 |
|---|---|---|
| Khairat | Alms, charity; lands given as charitable endowments. The term is more especially applicable to grants... | 721 |
| Sudder Nizamut Adawlut | See Sadr-nizamat-adalat. | 721 |
| Ikhtiar-nama | A power of attorney. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 721 |
| Moofty | The Mohammadan law officer who declares the sentence. [cited by P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 721 |
| Mukarrari | A tenancy at fixed rent. The word by itself does not imply any permanent interest. [Mitra’s Legal &... | 721 |
| Kayemi | “The word Kayemi is never used in describing zamindari interest in land by any person. The word is... | 720 |
| Kharij Jama | The word imports that the owner of the Kharil jama is an independent proprietor. [AIR 1926 Pat 152] | 720 |
| Stridharma | The duty of a wife or of a woman in general. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 720 |
| Ghazb | Violence. Force. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 720 |
| Fatiah | The opening Surah or chapter of the Koran; it is read for dying person, wherence the world has come to... | 719 |