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 |
|---|---|---|
| Saraswati | The goddess of letters and arts; the name of a river, commonly, Saraswati or Sursootee. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 281 |
| Mukarrair-patta | A lease for a definite extent of land at a fixed sum, not liable to any extra charge. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 281 |
| Musafirkhana | A rest house for travelers, a sarai. The name among Hindus is dharmasala. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The... | 280 |
| Kias | reasoning, inference, logical deduction in the absence of a positive law, judgment on the merits of a... | 280 |
| Niskar | Rent-free tenancy; tenant not in fact paying rent. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 280 |
| Niyoga | Appointment to an office or duty. Procreation of son by appointment of a person other than the husband.... | 280 |
| Sahibah | A lady, mistress, madam. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 280 |
| Sailab | Flooded or kept permanently moist by a river. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 280 |
| Hidayah | The Hidayah is a famous work on Muhammadan law. It is a commentary upon the Bidayut-ool-Mubtudee by Shykh... | 280 |
| Mufassal taluk | A subordinate, or dependent division of a district or estate. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 280 |