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 |
|---|---|---|
| Stridharma | The duty of a wife or of a woman in general. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 209 |
| Bismillah | The name of the formula “In the name of God the most merciful,” with which letters and public documents,... | 209 |
| Amildari | The district or estate for the revenue of which the Amil was responsible.[Wilson’s Glossary] | 209 |
| Hanafi or Hanefi | The first of four Sunni schools that was founded Abu Hanifa. It is the most conservative of all, and... | 209 |
| Samabartan, samavattana | The ceremony which takes place when the young Brahmin has completed his course of religious study, and... | 209 |
| Para | A village, part of a village or town; it is commonly used in composition to form the names of villages... | 210 |
| Gotro | Family lineage, relationship by descent from a common ancestor of the same name. [Wilson’s glossary] | 210 |
| Hasil | Produce, profit, especially as revenue term, the amount derived from the government share of the produce... | 210 |
| Inam | A grant by government, often revenue-free.[Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] A gift, a benefaction... | 210 |
| Mohammadan Law | The personal law of the Mohammadans that is administered to them. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 210 |