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 |
|---|---|---|
| Luchcha | A libertine, a vagabond, a swindler; a common term of abuse. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 203 |
| Lungi | A coloured check worn by Mohammadanas dhoti; also a turban with a check or gold border. [P Ramanatha... | 273 |
| Madi | A rice- field, a garden bed. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 314 |
| Madrasa | A College, an academy. [Wilson’s Glossary] A place for reading, a school. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s... | 365 |
| Mafi | Remitted, free, applied to lands exempt from the payment of revenue. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 361 |
| Magh | A Bengali Calendar month. | 318 |
| Maghrib namaz | The fourth prayer of Musalman day. | 329 |
| Mahajan | A great man; a merchant; a banker; a moneylender; a creditor. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 343 |
| Mahal | A house; an estate; a tract of land. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 322 |
| Mahaldar | An officer in charge of the revenue and police of a district. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 339 |