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 |
|---|---|---|
| Saptapadi | An essential part of a Hindu marriage being the taking of seven steps by the bridegroom and the bride... | 510 |
| Mazduri | Labour. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 510 |
| Bhag Chashi | See Bargadar. | 509 |
| Praja | Subject; tenant, progeny, offspring; dependant. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 509 |
| Putra | A son. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 509 |
| Hiba | Gift. A gift in law, a perfect gift, one accompanied by delivery and acceptance. A gift on a death-bed... | 509 |
| Hissa | A share, a part; a lot, a portion; a share of revenue or rent. [Wilson’s glossary] | 509 |
| Sama-vibhaga | Division of the property amongst the sons in equal shares. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 509 |
| Niyoga | Appointment to an office or duty. Procreation of son by appointment of a person other than the husband.... | 508 |
| Sud | Interest or profit. Interest, profit, usury; an extra tax exacted from the cultivators in Bengal under... | 508 |