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 |
|---|---|---|
| Azan | The Muhammadan call to prayer, chanted by Mulla or Muezzin from the minaret of the Mosquw. The call is:... | 234 |
| Awalad | See Aulad. | 180 |
| Aurasa | Uterine, as a son by a wife. A maternal brother, or a son of the same mother.[Wilson’s Glossary] | 204 |
| Aulia | In law the nearest of kin, and therefore entitled to demand the fine of blood, or communication for murder.... | 211 |
| Aulad | Children, progeny, descendants. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 198 |
| Akar | The assessed rent or revenue of a village or district. Estimate in general. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 215 |
| Akdana | Marriage fee paid to the Kazi. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon.] | 218 |
| Akhir or Akher | Final, last, end. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 200 |
| Akhiri | Last, final. | 207 |
| Akila | One who is subject to pay Diyat or the fine of blood. [Macnaughten’s Mohammadan Law] | 211 |