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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bazaar | A market, a daily market, a market-place. As opposed to bazaar, a hat is held on certain days; a ganj... | 200 |
| Bigha | a measure of land, varying in extent in different parts of India. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 191 |
| Khankah | A Mohammadan shrine. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 188 |
| Amir | A nobleman, a Mohammadan of high rank. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 191 |
| Asami | A person who is charged with a crime. A debtor or a defendant, or an acquised (in a law civil suit). | 242 |
| Arzi-dawa | A petition of complaint, the plaint, the first pleading in a suit. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon.] | 230 |
| Arz-i mukarrar | A petition or memorial representing the circumstances of a case, a representation to the Royal authority... | 252 |
| Arz-i marammat | A petition to amend or amplify a preceding petition or complaint. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 251 |
| Arzi | A petition, an address, a memorial, a respectful statement or representation, whether oral or written.... | 221 |
| Gaddi | A pillow; but used as throne. The seat of sovereignty or chief ship; the state cushion or throne spoken... | 352 |