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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gulam or Ghulam | The son of a female slave, a slave. The word is often used in composition to form a Muhamadan proper... | 220 |
| Sadr-diwani-adalat | The chief Civil Court under the East India Company. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 220 |
| Ikrar, Iqrar | Agreement, promise, acknowledgement or assent. The word is often interpreted as agreement. [AIR 1923... | 220 |
| Imambara or Imambarah | A building in which the festival of the Moharram is celebrated and services in commemoration of the deaths... | 220 |
| Khala | Dissolution of the marriage at the suit of the wife, in which she agrees to make her husband compensation... | 219 |
| Budrukh | This is a Persian word signifying great or venerable. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 219 |
| Artha | Money. | 219 |
| Asl | The original or principal thing, Asl jama: the Land Revenue as distinct from the extras, ceases, etc;... | 219 |
| Sardaftar | Chief record office; chief accountant and registrar. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 219 |
| Morphia | Morphia is opium. [AIR 1922 Lah. 216] | 219 |