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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MirasiLand or office held by hereditary descent. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]181
MirasInheritance or heritability; property or right obtained by inheritance; ancestral tenure or tenancy....223
MimansaA settlement or compromise of a dispute or difference; arbitration award; judgment; schools of Hindu...212
MiaadiLimited; for a term only. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]159
Miaadterm, period, limit; imprisonment. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]189
MehmanyWhat related to guest; hospitality. Allowance for entertaining pilgrims, travelers and strangers in general....249
Mehamnkhana, MihmankhanaA house where a visitor is accommodated, a place for the reception of strangers or visitors in general...179
MazduriLabour. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]178
MazdurA labourer. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]169
MauzaA village; parcels of land having distinct name in the revenue records. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial...248