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 |
|---|---|---|
| Malikana Allowance | Malikana allowance was paid by the inferior proprietor to the Superior proprietor in respect of his superior... | 559 |
| Dal or Dol | Party. A political party. | 562 |
| Dastak | Writ of demand for payment of land revenue. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 562 |
| Dattak | Son is one given in adoption by father or mother. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 562 |
| Dasi | a female slave; Devadasi is a woman dedicated to a temple. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 563 |
| Bahadur | A hero, a warrior; atitle fo honour given to nobles under the Muhammadan Government, and now to distinguished... | 568 |
| Jalmahal | Closed fishery. | 568 |
| Saraswati Vilas | A digest on ancient Hindu Law written by Pratap Rudra Deb, King of Orissa. It is a work of great authority... | 569 |
| Baki | Remainder, balance, arrears, especially of revenue, in which sense the term is current in most part in... | 570 |
| Hiba-ba-shart-ul-iwaz | It is a gift with a stipulation for return (Mohammadan law). [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 571 |