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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lakh | Lac or Lak, laksha. One hundred thousand; one hundred lakhs make a kror, i.e.10 million. | 662 |
| Jahannam | The Mohammadan hell, consisting of seven divisions allotted respectively to wicked Mohammadans, Christians,... | 662 |
| Ghair-hajiri | Absence being away especially when called for, as in Court. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 663 |
| Dakhilkar | Dakhilkar- The word is commonly used in the upper part of India as meaning a tenant with occupancy rights.... | 665 |
| Danpatra | A deed of gift. | 667 |
| Qazi | See kazi. | 668 |
| Jama Kharach | Receipts and disbursement; debits and credits of an account.[Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 668 |
| Diwani | The civil administration, office of Diwan, as opposed to the Nizamat or Foujdari, the military and criminal... | 669 |
| Haj | Pilgrimage; especially the pilgrimage to Mecca. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 669 |
| Hakim | A sage, a physician. A Governor, a Judge, a Muhammadan magistrate, Commander, ruler, master. [P Ramanatha... | 672 |