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 |
|---|---|---|
| Morphia | Morphia is opium. [AIR 1922 Lah. 216] | 272 |
| Sheristadar | Keeper of records; highest ministerial officer of the court. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]... | 272 |
| Kanya putra | The son of an unmarried girl. [Wilson’s glossary] | 271 |
| Bazaar | A market, a daily market, a market-place. As opposed to bazaar, a hat is held on certain days; a ganj... | 271 |
| Putra | A son. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 271 |
| Amanat Dafter | An office under the Mohammadan Government for deposits, or for a register of trusts. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 271 |
| Sar-daftar-diwani | The chief clerk of the office of the Diwan. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 271 |
| Mohr or Muhur | A seal, a seal ring. A gold coin of the value generally of fifteen rupees. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The... | 271 |
| Moonshee | Letter writer, secretary; Europeans give this title to the native who instructs them in the native language.... | 271 |
| Mourasi | Succession from generation to generation; signifies permanent tenure. [56 Cal 180] | 271 |