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

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BaghA garden, an orchard, a plantation, more particularly a pleasure garden with a summer house or palace,...717
Jagir, JaghirAn assignment of the Government revenue on a tract of land to families, individuals, or public officers....718
PanchaFive, the number five; it is also used as abbreviation for panchayat. [Wilson’s Glossary]719
LaganA yearly fee, a cash-rent. [Baden Powell’s Land System in British India] Lagan also denotes floatable...726
IjaradarIjaradar is a tenure-holder within the meaning of the expression ‘tenure-holder’ used in the East...727
AbwabCesses or additions to the regular Land Revenue assessment. [Baden Powell’s Land System in British...730
BandobastAgreement, settlement, bargain, adjustmen, arrangement. Settlement of revenue to be paid by the zaminder,...730
BaghayatiFit for, or relating to, garden cultivation; Land having much garden ground; raised on garden ground....731
EjarahA farm of land, or rather of its revenue. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]732
AbkariTaxes or duties on the manufacture and sale of spirituous liquors, and intoxicating drugs. [P Ramanatha...733