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

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KabulConsenting; acceptation; agreeing to; acknowledgment.[Cited by P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]331
Kabinnama, Kabin-namaA dowry deed. A deed of dower in a Mahommedan marriage; a marriage settlement. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial...1358
KabaladarThe holder of a kabala or bond, one entitled to right in consequence of forfeiture of a bond, or the...324
KabalaAny deed conveyance or transfer of right or property, any contract of bargain or sale signed by a judge,...533
KabajA receipt; a rent receipt. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]323
KaFirst letter from Bangla Letters (Bornomala) that comes before Kha.354
Jumma, JumahThe Muhammadan Friday, the day of public prayer. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]190
JulkarJulkar is a general term signifying “water right”, and might, therefore aptly include the right to...181
Johar namazSecond prayer for Musalman day.223
JihadMutual effort, a general effort such as Mohammadan preached to exterminate unbelievers; a holy war, a...202