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 |
|---|---|---|
| Said, Saiyd | A lord, a chief; a designation assumed by a number of Mohammadans who pretend to be descended from Hosain,... | 231 |
| Said-zada, Saiyd-zada | The descendent of a Said, or of Mohammad. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 179 |
| Sahodari | A sister by the same mother. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 183 |
| Sahodara | Related by libations of water to diseased kinsmen; brother. [Wilson’s Glossary] Uterine brother,... | 212 |
| Sahibah | A lady, mistress, madam. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 188 |
| Saheb, sahib, shaheb | A lord, a master. The word is often affixed to titles expressive of rank, as Raja Saheb, Collector Saheb.... | 243 |
| Sagotro, Sagotra | A kinsman, one allied by community of name and descent, a gentile relation. [Wilson’s Glossary] ... | 192 |
| Sagotro sapinda | A kinsman by common descent who is also connected by obsequial offerings. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 200 |
| Sagai | A form of marriage prevalent among low caste Hindus. It is an informal ceremony of marriage and is recognized... | 200 |
| Sadr-diwani-adalat | The chief Civil Court under the East India Company. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 219 |