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 |
|---|---|---|
| Krishi | Agriculture. | 259 |
| Rasm | Custom, usage, law. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 259 |
| Ashin | A Bangla calendar month. | 259 |
| Ata | An appointed allowance or gratuity to soldiers and ministers of law or religion.[Wilson’s Glossary] | 259 |
| Sapindana | Performed on the first anniversary after a person’s death, in which the deceased is associated with... | 259 |
| Khet | A field, a tract of land especially fit for cultivation; a cultivated field; an agricultural division... | 258 |
| Pir | A Mohammadan saint; a spiritual guide. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 258 |
| Amanat-Jari | Assignments of revenue resumed or held temporarily in charge of a Government officer.[Wilson’s Glossary] | 258 |
| Sankalpanama | A deed of gift of assignment according to a previous promise. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 258 |
| Iwaz | Exchange, consideration. | 258 |