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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Kharij dakhilaA rent receipt in respect of a separated portion of the tenancy.[Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]192
KilaA fort, a fortress, a castle, a hill fort.192
KopeBlow severely with knife, dagger etc.192
Baghichadarowner of a grove; allowed to be plot or sub-proprietor of it. [Baden Powell’s Land System in British...192
BhumiLand.192
Sagotro, SagotraA kinsman, one allied by community of name and descent, a gentile relation. [Wilson’s Glossary]  ...192
SarkarThe Government, the supreme authority in the state. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]192
SatiwarThe place where a widow has been burned by way of sati, sometimes marked by a peculiar monument. [Wilson’s...192
JhilLow-lying rice and retentive of moisture also a pond for irrigation. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]192
MuhalliOne who makes lawful that was illegal; a man who marries a divorce her when she may be legally remarried...192