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 |
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Hidayah | The Hidayah is a famous work on Muhammadan law. It is a commentary upon the Bidayut-ool-Mubtudee by Shykh... | 194 |
Hijra | Departure from one’s country separation of friends or lovers; whence it gives name to the departure... | 199 |
Hindi | An Indian vernacular language; the language spoken by far the largest portion of the population in Northern... | 203 |
Hindu | The term “Hindu” with regard to the application of Hindu law includes not only those who are Hindu... | 217 |
Hissa | A share, a part; a lot, a portion; a share of revenue or rent. [Wilson’s glossary] | 215 |
Hissa-raiyati | The ryot’s share of the produce. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 168 |
Hissab Nameh | A deed of partition. | 187 |
Hissadar | A share-holder, a co-parcencer, one who pays his share of the revenue to the state or to a zamindar.[P... | 224 |
Huka | An Indian pipe. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 184 |
Hukumnama | A written order, written award or judgment; the decree of a Civil Court. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law... | 285 |