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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sridhana | Woman’s separate property in Hindu Law. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 212 |
| Sufi | Wise; the name of a sect who outwardly conform to Islam, but have adopted a mystical pantheism resembling... | 203 |
| Shajra | Village map. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 183 |
| Sisya | There is clear distinction between a chela and sisya. A chela is a personal attendant who may be raised... | 195 |
| Saraswati-puja | The worship of the goddess Saraswati. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 175 |
| Sarasari | The word connotes the idea of a temporary settlement; but along with the word ‘bemiadi’, it means... | 223 |
| Saranjam | The word ‘saranjam’ literally means apparatus, provisions or materials. In his Glossary, Wilson defines... | 188 |
| Satiwar | The place where a widow has been burned by way of sati, sometimes marked by a peculiar monument. [Wilson’s... | 191 |
| Sarrishtah-i-diwani | The office of Dewan or collector, also the expenses of his office, including his own allowances. [Wilson’s... | 194 |
| Sikh | The name of a religious sect founded in Punjab at the end of the fifteenth century by Nanak Shah, a Hindu... | 191 |