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 |
|---|---|---|
| Matabar, Matabbar | A headman in village, local leader. | 644 |
| Shaikh | An old man, especially, one who has authority and respect; an elder, a chief; a title given to various... | 644 |
| Bhora or Bhogdar | One in the possession or enjoyment of any property. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 645 |
| Haria | Haria is a land granted to the relations of persons killed in an affray between two villages, by the... | 646 |
| Karta | A coparcener who manages the family property either under an express or implied authority of other coparceners... | 647 |
| Amin daftar | An office in which the accounts of Amins were audited; the recorded or registered accounts.[Wilson’s... | 647 |
| Gotro | Family lineage, relationship by descent from a common ancestor of the same name. [Wilson’s glossary] | 647 |
| Hal Hasila | A tenant holding when the rent is according to the crop obtained (hasil) at each harvest (hal, now, for... | 647 |
| Sati | A faithful, virtuous wife; especially one who burns herself with the corpse of her husband. [P Ramanatha... | 647 |
| Sijdah | Adoration, prostration, an attitude in prayer. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 648 |