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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sakulya | A kinsman, or more especially a distant kinsman, not nearer than five, seven of ten degrees. [Wilson’s... | 371 |
| Sagotro, Sagotra | A kinsman, one allied by community of name and descent, a gentile relation. [Wilson’s Glossary] ... | 298 |
| Inam | A grant by government, often revenue-free.[Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] A gift, a benefaction... | 295 |
| Hiba-bil-iwaz | A gift for a consideration. It is in reality a sale (Mohammadan law). [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]... | 379 |
| Kharij-Nama | A deed of separation or division , a deed for the partition of a joint estate, or for the separation... | 348 |
| Sanad | A deed of grant, a patent, a charter or written authority for holding either land or office. [Macnaughten’s... | 325 |
| Kiriz | A cutting instrument; weapon. | 276 |
| Darkhast | a contract, a tender, a representation, an application, a petition. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]... | 609 |
| Stridhan, Stridhana | According to Hindu Law, stridhan means such property of a woman over which she has full and unrestricted... | 371 |
| Sulka | Marriage fee; money or property given to the bridegroom or bride at the time of marriage of Hindus. [Mitra’s... | 352 |