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 |
|---|---|---|
| Goonda | Scoundrel. A dangerous and desperate person. [AIR 1960 Punj 332.] | 306 |
| Mandir | A house, a place; and especially a temple. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 306 |
| Iwaz | Exchange, consideration. | 306 |
| Shikdari | The office of the revenue collector termed Shikdar. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 306 |
| Khankah | A Mohammadan shrine. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 305 |
| Kismat | Share, distribution; share of prosperity, or the like allotted to each person in life; hence fate, fortune:... | 305 |
| Budmash | A scoundrel; a blackguard; a rude fellow. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 305 |
| Amin-fauzdar | A revenue assessor of a pargana under the Mughal Empire.[Baden Powell’s Land System in British India] | 305 |
| Moonshee | Letter writer, secretary; Europeans give this title to the native who instructs them in the native language.... | 305 |
| Kirani | See karani. | 304 |