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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aul or Aol | Increase. In Mohammedan law, the distribution of a fractional proportion of inherited property more than... | 221 |
| Beshi-jama | Increase of revenue or assessment upon that of the preceding year. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 238 |
| Hajib-nuksan | In Mohammadan law, partial exclusion with respect to inheritance, or substitution of one share to another,... | 377 |
| Ihsan | In Mohammadan law, a person who is a free sane adult of chaste reputation, and of Mohammadan faith, and... | 340 |
| Akr | In Mohammadan law, a marriage portion or dower; also one to be settled on the female slave termed Mukatiba,... | 220 |
| Hajir | In law, annulment, disqualification; the invalidity of acts done by a minor, an idiot, a slave, or the... | 358 |
| Aulia | In law the nearest of kin, and therefore entitled to demand the fine of blood, or communication for murder.... | 211 |
| Atatayi | In Hindu Law, one guilty of a heinous offence. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 194 |
| Adatta | In Hindu Law, illegal, or void. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 349 |
| Ijaradar | Ijaradar is a tenure-holder within the meaning of the expression ‘tenure-holder’ used in the East... | 400 |