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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rasum | Fees, perquisites, customary payments and gratuities commission or allowances upon articles bought and... | 294 |
| Razinamah | A deed of agreement of compromise; a written petition withdrawing a charge or plaint; a deed of relinquishment... | 294 |
| Arzi-dasht | A written petition or memorial.[Wilson’s Glossary] | 294 |
| Hundi Darsani | A bill of exchange payable at sight. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 294 |
| Sardarni | A female head of an establishment, commonly applied to a woman who brings up girls for prostitution.... | 294 |
| Khairat | Alms, charity; lands given as charitable endowments. The term is more especially applicable to grants... | 293 |
| Nazim | The chief officer of a province. A viceroy or Governor. [Macnaughten’s Mohammadan Law] | 293 |
| Alim | A wise man; a doctor of the law.[P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]Alim | 293 |
| Sali | Low land; paddy land; a measure for grain containing 20 seers. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 293 |
| Sardar | A chief, a headman, a commander; the head of a set of palanquin hearers. [Wilson’s Glossary] A prince;... | 293 |