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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sipahsalar | A commander-in-chief. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 166 |
| Sikka | A coining, die, a stamp, a mark, a seal, a signet, a royal signet, a stamped coin, especially the designation... | 191 |
| Satin | A co-wife, expressing the relationship of man’s different wives; each is said to be Satin to the other.... | 175 |
| Sharik | A co-sharer; a partner; a joint owner. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 170 |
| Sharik Zamindar | A co-sharer in the Zamindari. | 166 |
| Sar-kanungo | A chief kanungo, the provincial or district registrar and accountant. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 222 |
| Sura, Surah | A chapter of the Koran, of which there are 114, each divided into verses. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The... | 284 |
| Jama | total, aggregate, deposit, debit or receipt side of an account. Rent or revenue payable by a zaminder... | 352 |
| Jagirdari | The possession of rights of the holder of a jagir. [Wilson’s glossary] | 315 |
| Jahannam | The Mohammadan hell, consisting of seven divisions allotted respectively to wicked Mohammadans, Christians,... | 341 |