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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hundi | A bill of exchange. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon&Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 217 |
| Hundi Darsani | A bill of exchange payable at sight. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 191 |
| Iddat | Iddat is the period during which it is obligatory for a Mohammadan Woman, whose marriage has been dissolved... | 382 |
| Idgah | A platform, sometimes screened or enclosed by a brick wall, where Mahomedans assemble for occasional... | 363 |
| Ihsan | In Mohammadan law, a person who is a free sane adult of chaste reputation, and of Mohammadan faith, and... | 340 |
| Ijahar | a deposition in court; an affidavit; a statement or information to the police. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial... | 350 |
| Ijara | A lease or farm of land revenue other proprietary right as distinguished from patta or lease of land... | 359 |
| Ijara-nama | A lease, any document under which a lease or farm is held. [Wilson’s glossary] | 356 |
| Ijaradar | Ijaradar is a tenure-holder within the meaning of the expression ‘tenure-holder’ used in the East... | 400 |
| Ijaradari | Farming, contracting for rent or revenue; an abwab or cess formerly levied on lands or districts let... | 456 |