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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arz-i marammat | A petition to amend or amplify a preceding petition or complaint. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 251 |
| Batali | A sharp cutting weapon used by carpenters.[45 DLR (HCD) (1993) 142] | 249 |
| Mehmany | What related to guest; hospitality. Allowance for entertaining pilgrims, travelers and strangers in general.... | 249 |
| Malikana | An allowance for proprietary rights given by the Government to proprietors who decline to engage for... | 248 |
| Mauza | A village; parcels of land having distinct name in the revenue records. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial... | 248 |
| Batai | Division of the crop between the cultivator and the landlord or the Government in that capacity. Rent... | 247 |
| Pardah-nashin, Pardah-nishin | Sitting being the curtain. Purdah. [Macnaughten’s Mohammadan Law] A woman who observes the practice... | 247 |
| Salami | A free gift made by way of compliment or in return for a favour. [Macnaughten’s Mohammadan Law] ... | 247 |
| Asli or Asali | Primary original. Applied to a registered village under the Mohammedan system, in opposition to Dakhili;... | 246 |
| Stridhan, Stridhana | According to Hindu Law, stridhan means such property of a woman over which she has full and unrestricted... | 244 |