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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Nika, NikahMarriage; a Muhammadan marriage with a widow. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]   In the language...207
NazimThe chief officer of a province. A viceroy or Governor. [Macnaughten’s Mohammadan Law]212
NazaranaConsent money or premium, e.g., for grant or renewal of a lease. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]...229
NazarA present; a fine or fee paid to the State or its representative; a present to the landlord by the tenant....209
NavisA writer, a scriber, a secretary. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]191
NathiDocument, manuscript, paper, text.184
NaqshaAny map or plan; a picture. [Bad.Pow.]191
NamazgahA place of prayer, the part of a mosque where the prayers are said. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]202
NamazMuslim prayer.361
NalishA civil or criminal case. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]325