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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hiba-bil-iwaz | A gift for a consideration. It is in reality a sale (Mohammadan law). [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]... | 266 |
| Mirassidar, Mirasdar, Mirashdar | the holder of Mirasi or hereditary land rights. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] The word “mirashdar”... | 266 |
| Nikah Registrar | Nikah Registrar is neither a Government servant nor he is in the service of the Republic but he is a... | 265 |
| Sulka | Marriage fee; money or property given to the bridegroom or bride at the time of marriage of Hindus. [Mitra’s... | 265 |
| Benami | Nameless, fictitious, fraudulent; as a purchase under a false name, or land held in another name than... | 263 |
| Hal Hasila | A tenant holding when the rent is according to the crop obtained (hasil) at each harvest (hal, now, for... | 262 |
| Mataa | Mataa is something to which a divorced woman is entitled and which the former husband is under an obligation... | 260 |
| Dustkhat | Signature. | 258 |
| Nizamat-Adalat | A criminal court. Under the Mohammadan Government the highest court was so called and distinct criminal... | 257 |
| Mahr-nama or Mahr-nameh | A deed of dower or settlement; the document in which it is specified. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 256 |