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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kotwali | The office of a Kotwal, or anything relating to it; a variety of town duties. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 208 |
| Bismillah | The name of the formula “In the name of God the most merciful,” with which letters and public documents,... | 209 |
| Farazi | The name of a sect of Muhammadan reformers. | 322 |
| Jumma, Jumah | The Muhammadan Friday, the day of public prayer. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 190 |
| Khalimah | The Muhammadan confession of faith: “There is but not Got, and Muhammadan is the Prophet of God.”... | 188 |
| Azan | The Muhammadan call to prayer, chanted by Mulla or Muezzin from the minaret of the Mosquw. The call is:... | 234 |
| Karbala | The meeting place of the taziahs at the Muharram festival, so called after Karbala, in Turkish, Arabia,... | 197 |
| Faraiz | The legal knowledge of dividing inheritance according to the Muhammadan law. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial... | 397 |
| Kabaladar | The holder of a kabala or bond, one entitled to right in consequence of forfeiture of a bond, or the... | 324 |
| Amanatdar | The holder of a deposit, or charge, trustee, a guardian. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 202 |