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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sar-rishta | A record, register, office employment; an office of registry or record; it is sometimes but inaccurately,... | 342 |
| Saraswati Vilas | A digest on ancient Hindu Law written by Pratap Rudra Deb, King of Orissa. It is a work of great authority... | 342 |
| Karta | A coparcener who manages the family property either under an express or implied authority of other coparceners... | 344 |
| Purdanashin | See Pardah-nashin. | 347 |
| Sthapati | An architect. A carpenter, wheel wright, a mason, a master carpenter or mason; a guard of the female... | 348 |
| Sunnat | The traditional law of Mohammadans based upon the sayings and doings of Mohammad, and of scarcely inferior... | 350 |
| Shufa, Shufah, Shuffa | Any possession coveted; in Mohammadan law, the right of pre-emption vested in partners, coparceners and... | 351 |
| Sura, Surah | A chapter of the Koran, of which there are 114, each divided into verses. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The... | 351 |
| Jami Jama | The word ‘jami jama’ indicates lands as well as rent or when taken together in abstract sense means... | 353 |
| Bhagnipati | Sister’s husband. | 354 |