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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Samani-vriddhiModerate interest. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]266
Mehamnkhana, MihmankhanaA house where a visitor is accommodated, a place for the reception of strangers or visitors in general...266
JamatkhanaA place of assembly. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]266
KazaA Judge, civil or criminal, and ecclesiastical, among the Mohammadans. [Wilson’s glossary]265
Musha, MushaaAn undivided share or part of any property. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]265
Hath-chithiA letter or note written or avouched by the hand of a letter from a person of station, either in his...265
SansaraiFee charged by malguzars to those for steeping and retting hemp in water. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The...265
MaulanaA Mahomedan of great learning or respectability or a teacher or doctor of Mahomedan theology. [Mitra’s...265
SenaAn army. [Wilson’s Glossary]265
ShadiA marriage, a wedding; the festive celebration of a proper nikah. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]265