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 |
|---|---|---|
| Babu, Baboo | A general title of respect attached to natives in Bengal. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 391 |
| Bakshish | A gift, a present. This is the common word for miscellaneous gratuities.[P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law... | 346 |
| Babbakiya, Babbuliya | A hanger on about courts of law, ready to give false testimony, or to bring false and malicious charges... | 445 |
| Imam | A head or chief in religious matters, whether he be the head of all Mohammadans, as the Khalif, or the... | 198 |
| Babu | A Hindu title of address, equivalent to Sir or Mr., given to gentlemen, clerks etc. formerly applied... | 425 |
| Daftarkhanah or Daftar Khanah | A house or room in which records are kept; an office. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 423 |
| Kaji | A judge under the Mohammadan law.[Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 310 |
| Kaji, Kazi | A judge under the Mohmmadan rule. | 199 |
| Kaza | A Judge, civil or criminal, and ecclesiastical, among the Mohammadans. [Wilson’s glossary] | 176 |
| Batti | A land measure. [Baden Powell’s Land System in British India] | 191 |