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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amal-nama | Authority to manage or administer property; an order for possession; a warrant from a competent public... | 328 |
| Sakulya | A kinsman, or more especially a distant kinsman, not nearer than five, seven of ten degrees. [Wilson’s... | 328 |
| Mirassidar, Mirasdar, Mirashdar | the holder of Mirasi or hereditary land rights. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] The word “mirashdar”... | 330 |
| Parwana, parwanah | An order, a command, a warrant by a person in authority; a permission or pass. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial... | 331 |
| Haram | Sacred, forbidden, closed to promiscuous access; hence applied to female connection or relative; a concubine;... | 331 |
| Arz begi | An officer who, under the Moghul Government, was appointed to receive and present petition.[P Ramanatha... | 332 |
| Asar namaz | The third prayer of Musalman day. The afternoon prayer of the Mohammadans to be repeated at any time... | 332 |
| Hal Hasila | A tenant holding when the rent is according to the crop obtained (hasil) at each harvest (hal, now, for... | 333 |
| Batai | Division of the crop between the cultivator and the landlord or the Government in that capacity. Rent... | 334 |
| Mauza | A village; parcels of land having distinct name in the revenue records. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial... | 334 |