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 |
|---|---|---|
| Raja | A king, prince, a title given by the native governments, and in later times by the British Governments,... | 233 |
| Foujdari or Foujdarry | The office or jurisdiction of a Foujdar or criminal Magistrate or Judge. Anything appertains to a Foujdar,... | 232 |
| Said, Saiyd | A lord, a chief; a designation assumed by a number of Mohammadans who pretend to be descended from Hosain,... | 232 |
| Kayemi | “The word Kayemi is never used in describing zamindari interest in land by any person. The word is... | 231 |
| Asmani-Farmani | A term used formerly in deeds and lease, providing for any incidents or injuries arising from calamitous... | 231 |
| Sarai | A house; lace; a seragilo; a building erected for the accommodation of travelers. [Macnaughten’s Mohammadan... | 231 |
| Mufti | A Mohammadan law officer, whose duty it was to expound the laws which the Kazi was to execute; the later... | 231 |
| Brahma | (in Hindu religion) the highest object of adoration; the impersonal and absolute divinity. [P Ramanatha... | 230 |
| Arzi-dawa | A petition of complaint, the plaint, the first pleading in a suit. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon.] | 230 |
| Saraswati Vilas | A digest on ancient Hindu Law written by Pratap Rudra Deb, King of Orissa. It is a work of great authority... | 230 |