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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TitleDetailsHits
Malika rusumProprietary dues.410
MafiRemitted, free, applied to lands exempt from the payment of revenue. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]780
Malik AlaSuperior proprietor.416
Nal landAgriculture land.1657
SprihaMeans desire for worldly things. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]404
Fatawa-i-Alamgiri“The Fatwa-i-Alamgiri is a work of great authority in Mahomedan law, and was commenced in the year...2659
DakhilkarDakhilkar- The word is commonly used in the upper part of India as meaning a tenant with occupancy rights....1068
Abad-karnaAbad-karna Means,to introduce or extend cultivation or population, to settle, to people; whence may arise...1926
RasmCustom, usage, law. [Wilson’s Glossary]422