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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nazarana | Consent money or premium, e.g., for grant or renewal of a lease. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]... | 279 |
| Sud | Interest or profit. Interest, profit, usury; an extra tax exacted from the cultivators in Bengal under... | 279 |
| Batai-dar | a cultivator who shares the crop with proprietor. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 279 |
| Sar-kanungo | A chief kanungo, the provincial or district registrar and accountant. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 279 |
| Sardaftar | Chief record office; chief accountant and registrar. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 279 |
| Sarkar-abi | The High Court, the chief authority, the government, the viceregal establishment of the Nawab of Bengal;... | 279 |
| Khas Possession | ‘Khas possession’ does not imply possession and it includes also constructive possession and a mere... | 280 |
| Panjabi | A long, full-handed loose dress for man. The language of the Punjab. It is of Sanskrit origin and... | 280 |
| Batwar | A customs or police-officer stationed on road to collect transit duties. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 280 |
| Akdana | Marriage fee paid to the Kazi. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon.] | 280 |