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 |
|---|---|---|
| Shaikh | An old man, especially, one who has authority and respect; an elder, a chief; a title given to various... | 330 |
| Aul or Aol | Increase. In Mohammedan law, the distribution of a fractional proportion of inherited property more than... | 332 |
| Hissadar | A share-holder, a co-parcencer, one who pays his share of the revenue to the state or to a zamindar.[P... | 332 |
| Mimansa | A settlement or compromise of a dispute or difference; arbitration award; judgment; schools of Hindu... | 332 |
| Barat, Burat | A record, a register, a diploma, a warrant, a commission, an assignment or order on the revenue. In the... | 333 |
| Sarasari | The word connotes the idea of a temporary settlement; but along with the word ‘bemiadi’, it means... | 333 |
| Subahdarry abwab | The imposts or cesses of the Subahdah or viceroy. Viceroyal imposts of Jaffier Khan, Soujah Khan, Aliverdi... | 334 |
| Amal-sanad | Payment of the revenue by a division of the crop, or in kind; applied also to a village where the revenue... | 334 |
| Guzara | The guzara is a sort of subordinate zamindari, or under proprietary tenure carved out in the estate,... | 334 |
| Asmani-Farmani | A term used formerly in deeds and lease, providing for any incidents or injuries arising from calamitous... | 335 |