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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HariaHaria is a land granted to the relations of persons killed in an affray between two villages, by the...207
HartalHartal is means of protest by the people at large or by a group of a particular class of society. It...222
HasilProduce, profit, especially as revenue term, the amount derived from the government share of the produce...210
HatA market, a movable market, one held only on certain days in a week, affair. A hat is a benefit arising...246
Hath-chithiA letter or note written or avouched by the hand of a letter from a person of station, either in his...175
HazariA commander of a thousand either actually or normally as an honorary title. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The...216
HazratPresence, dignity; a title of honour. A title given to a prince or person of rank, equivalent to Your...188
HibaGift. A gift in law, a perfect gift, one accompanied by delivery and acceptance. A gift on a death-bed...215
Hiba-bil-iwazA gift for a consideration. It is in reality a sale (Mohammadan law). [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]...266
Hiba-ba-shart-ul-iwazIt is a gift with a stipulation for return (Mohammadan law). [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]254