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 |
|---|---|---|
| Khiraz | Revenue raised from the land. It means the amount claimed by the State as its share of the profits arising... | 203 |
| Krishi | Agriculture. | 203 |
| Pir | A Mohammadan saint; a spiritual guide. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 203 |
| Fetwah | See Fatawa. A judicial decision, a written opinion on a point of law; especially that delivered by the... | 203 |
| Ashrabat | Drinks, but in law applied specially to wines or spirituous liquors products from the fermentation of... | 203 |
| Luchcha | A libertine, a vagabond, a swindler; a common term of abuse. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 203 |
| Salis, Salish | An umpire, an arbitrator. [Wilson’s Glossary] An arbitrator; an umpire; a third person who is appointed... | 203 |
| Hindi | An Indian vernacular language; the language spoken by far the largest portion of the population in Northern... | 203 |
| Sanad | A deed of grant, a patent, a charter or written authority for holding either land or office. [Macnaughten’s... | 203 |
| Sankalpanama | A deed of gift of assignment according to a previous promise. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 203 |