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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rai-bandi | A statement or table of rates, a document showing the rates at which different descriptions of land or... | 340 |
| Hajat | Confinement of one charged with commission of offence. | 340 |
| Ihsan | In Mohammadan law, a person who is a free sane adult of chaste reputation, and of Mohammadan faith, and... | 340 |
| Sunnah | Traditional law, the name of a compilation of the sayings and practices of Muhammad, made about a hundred... | 339 |
| Dewanny Adalat | A court trying revenue and other civil cases. | 339 |
| Mahaldar | An officer in charge of the revenue and police of a district. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 339 |
| Dharma, Dharam | Religion. | 338 |
| Rafa | Settlement or adjustment of a difference or dispute. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 338 |
| Ain | Law. | 337 |
| Dakhildar | An occupant, either in his own right, or as a manager or trustee. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 337 |