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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Amal-pattaA deed appointing an agent or manager; a warrant authorizing a person to collect the rents of an estate....234
Amal-sanadPayment of the revenue by a division of the crop, or in kind; applied also to a village where the revenue...221
AmanatDeposit, charge, anything held in trust, money deposited in Court. [Wilson’s Glossary] The use of word...295
Amanat DafterAn office under the Mohammadan Government for deposits, or for a register of trusts. [Wilson’s Glossary]211
AmanatdarThe holder of a deposit, or charge, trustee, a guardian. [Wilson’s Glossary]202
AmanatdariGuardianship, agency, trust. [Wilson’s Glossary]188
Amanat-JariAssignments of revenue resumed or held temporarily in charge of a Government officer.[Wilson’s Glossary]201
Amanat-namaA deed of trust or deposit, a document conveying anything in trust. [Wilson’s Glossary]237
AmaniA system of land revenue under which the Government share of the produce is taken in kind. The term is...225
AmbalaA place or shed where public affairs are discussed.[P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon.]227