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 |
|---|---|---|
| Allah | The highest of the hundred Muslim names of God. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 184 |
| Dafadar | The head of a number of a persons, whether soldiers, police, peons, or labourers. In the native cavalry,... | 458 |
| Abkari Darogha | The head native officer appointed to superintend distilleries, spirit-shops, and the like. [P Ramanatha... | 456 |
| Guzara | The guzara is a sort of subordinate zamindari, or under proprietary tenure carved out in the estate,... | 212 |
| Fazar | The first prayer of Musalman day. | 211 |
| Hanafi or Hanefi | The first of four Sunni schools that was founded Abu Hanifa. It is the most conservative of all, and... | 209 |
| Eid-al-fitr | The festival of breaking fast, the great Mohammadan holiday held on the 1st day of Shawal, when the Ramzan... | 395 |
| Baki Dena | The expression ‘Baki Dena’ is a promise to pay the balance. | 342 |
| Amildari | The district or estate for the revenue of which the Amil was responsible.[Wilson’s Glossary] | 209 |
| Abkari Mahal | The department or office of Abkari, or the excise office. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 495 |