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 |
|---|---|---|
| Karbala | The meeting place of the taziahs at the Muharram festival, so called after Karbala, in Turkish, Arabia,... | 589 |
| Brahma | (in Hindu religion) the highest object of adoration; the impersonal and absolute divinity. [P Ramanatha... | 589 |
| Akila | One who is subject to pay Diyat or the fine of blood. [Macnaughten’s Mohammadan Law] | 589 |
| Bhagidar | A sharer, a partner. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 588 |
| Amal | Being in charge or possession of. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 588 |
| Aputra | Without son; (in Hindu Law) a man who has no son, who has never had, or who has lost an only son, and... | 588 |
| Arzi | A petition, an address, a memorial, a respectful statement or representation, whether oral or written.... | 588 |
| Hibamusha | Gift of undefined or undivided property, which is not valid until the property has been separated, and... | 588 |
| Samana, Shoman | Equal, like same. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 588 |
| Sama-vibhaga | Division of the property amongst the sons in equal shares. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 588 |