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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mahram | Anyone to whom the women’s apartments are open. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 184 |
| Sharif, Shereef | A descendent of Mohammad through his daughter Fatima. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 184 |
| Sheriff | An officer of court invested with certain duties, such as service as processes, execution of orders and... | 184 |
| Kanya-dana | The presentation of the bride to the bride groom, by her parent or guardian, the giving of a girl in... | 184 |
| Musafirkhana | A rest house for travelers, a sarai. The name among Hindus is dharmasala. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The... | 185 |
| Nikas | Adjustment of accounts; rendering of accounts. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 185 |
| Pundit | A learned Brahman. | 185 |
| Ghee | Clarified butter, in which state they preserve that article for plenary purposes. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s... | 185 |
| Malikah | A queen. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 185 |
| Maulana | A Mahomedan of great learning or respectability or a teacher or doctor of Mahomedan theology. [Mitra’s... | 185 |