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 |
|---|---|---|
| Panchaiti | A court of arbitration; the award of such a court. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 550 |
| Faraiz | The legal knowledge of dividing inheritance according to the Muhammadan law. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial... | 547 |
| Kafir | An unbeliever, one who does not accept the teaching of Mohammad. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 546 |
| Fasid | Invalid, Irregular. A muslim marriage contracted without witness is fasid, that is, irregular, but not... | 544 |
| Ijardari-patta | A lease, for a form, giving authority to the holder to occupy and cultivate, or receive the rents of... | 544 |
| Idgah | A platform, sometimes screened or enclosed by a brick wall, where Mahomedans assemble for occasional... | 542 |
| Fasli | Relating to a harvest. The Muhammadan official era. An agricultural lease containing the term ‘fasli’... | 541 |
| Dakhil | Entrance, taking possession, entry of an item, in a deed or register, a receipt for money, annexation... | 540 |
| Rai or Ray | Judgment or verdict of a Court of Law. During the time of the mohammadan government it was title given... | 539 |
| Ijara | A lease or farm of land revenue other proprietary right as distinguished from patta or lease of land... | 536 |