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

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HakkTrue; a just or legal right or claim. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] A just claim, right,...206
SaiydA lord; the designation of the descendants of Ali, the son-in-law of the prophet. There are Sunni as...206
Malik AlaSuperior proprietor.206
Sharh-i-vikayahA work on Muhammadan Law. “The Vikayah which was written in the seventh century of the Hijrah, by Burhanash-Shariyat...206
MurshidA teacher, a spiritual guide, member of the higher order in a brotherhood of fakirs. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s...207
Muta, MutahA temporary marriage under the Mahommadan law. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]   A temporary...207
KismatShare, distribution; share of prosperity, or the like allotted to each person in life; hence fate, fortune:...207
PanjaThe hand with the fingers, extended; a representation of the same mounted on a staff and carried in procession...207
AkhiriLast, final.207
HariaHaria is a land granted to the relations of persons killed in an affray between two villages, by the...207