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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SapratibandaObstructed property developing on parents or uncles, brothers and the rest upon the demise of the owner...215
SapindanaPerformed on the first anniversary after a person’s death, in which the deceased is associated with...189
SapindaA kinsman connected by offerings of balls of rice or of meat to common ancestors; the affinity extends...207
SanthathiThe word “Santhathi” is wide enough to include natural as well as adopted children. [(1916) 1 MWN...307
SantanOffspring, descendants, issues. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]   The word ‘Santan’ as...210
SansaraiFee charged by malguzars to those for steeping and retting hemp in water. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The...177
SankhayanaA great Hindu Sage and writer of an important Smriti that bears his name. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The...202
Sankha likhitaA great Hindu Sage and writer of an important Smriti that bears his name. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The...194
SankhaA great Hindu Sage and writer of an important Smriti that bears his name. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The...197
SankalpanamaA deed of gift of assignment according to a previous promise. [Wilson’s Glossary]202