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 |
|---|---|---|
| Asl | The original or principal thing, Asl jama: the Land Revenue as distinct from the extras, ceases, etc;... | 266 |
| Asli or Asali | Primary original. Applied to a registered village under the Mohammedan system, in opposition to Dakhili;... | 322 |
| Asmani-Farmani | A term used formerly in deeds and lease, providing for any incidents or injuries arising from calamitous... | 300 |
| Asthal | Place of residence or abiding , especially the kind of free monastery in which communities of religious... | 300 |
| Asura | A form of Hindu marriage in Hindu law. Asura Marriage is a marriage where the bride’s father or any... | 310 |
| Ata | An appointed allowance or gratuity to soldiers and ministers of law or religion.[Wilson’s Glossary] | 255 |
| Atatayi | In Hindu Law, one guilty of a heinous offence. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 250 |
| Aul or Aol | Increase. In Mohammedan law, the distribution of a fractional proportion of inherited property more than... | 287 |
| Aulad | Children, progeny, descendants. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 254 |
| Aulia | In law the nearest of kin, and therefore entitled to demand the fine of blood, or communication for murder.... | 273 |