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 |
|---|---|---|
| Artha Rin Adalat | Artha Rin Adalat is a Civil Court having all the powers and jurisdiction under the Civil Court having... | 1178 |
| Istihsan | Approving in law a favourable construction or interpretation of a point of law, deviating from the strict... | 255 |
| Ijazat-nama | Any written order or permission; also commonly applied in Mohammadan diction to the anumati-patra of... | 590 |
| Khadi | Any cloth woven on handloom in India from cotton, silk or woolen yarn, handspun in India or from a mixture... | 231 |
| Ilan | Announcing, proclaiming, making kwon.[P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 253 |
| Kafir | An unbeliever, one who does not accept the teaching of Mohammad. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 454 |
| Agya | An order, an edict, award decree. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 432 |
| Arz begi | An officer who, under the Moghul Government, was appointed to receive and present petition.[P Ramanatha... | 316 |
| Amanat Dafter | An office under the Mohammadan Government for deposits, or for a register of trusts. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 269 |
| Amin daftar | An office in which the accounts of Amins were audited; the recorded or registered accounts.[Wilson’s... | 274 |