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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MauzaA village; parcels of land having distinct name in the revenue records. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial...1044
Muchalaka, Muchalka, MuchalikaA written agreement; a bond; a deed; a promise not to do something. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]...9173
LaganA yearly fee, a cash-rent. [Baden Powell’s Land System in British India] Lagan also denotes floatable...802
MalikanaAn allowance for proprietary rights given by the Government to proprietors who decline to engage for...513
NazaranaConsent money or premium, e.g., for grant or renewal of a lease. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]...435
RusumCustoms, customary commissions, gratuities, fees or perquisites. [Macnaughten’s Mohammadan Law]  ...420
RinDebt, loan. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]   Debt of any description. [Wilson’s Glossary]...575
Rai or RayJudgment or verdict of a Court of Law.   During the time of the mohammadan government it was title given...1136
MoonsheeLetter writer, secretary; Europeans give this title to the native who instructs them in the native language....420
Nika, NikahMarriage; a Muhammadan marriage with a widow. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]   In the language...410