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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mukarrair-jama | A fixed and permanent rate of assessment. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 170 |
| Mukarrair-patta | A lease for a definite extent of land at a fixed sum, not liable to any extra charge. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 202 |
| Mukarrari | A tenancy at fixed rent. The word by itself does not imply any permanent interest. [Mitra’s Legal &... | 226 |
| Mukarrari-dar | The occupant of a form or estate paying a fixed and permanent rate of rent or revenue. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s... | 203 |
| Mukhasadar | The holder of a village, or of lands at a quit rent or rent free on condition of service. [Wilson’s... | 201 |
| Mukhtar | An agent, a steward; a representative. A Mukhtar is an attorney whether appointed specially or generally... | 348 |
| Munshi | A writer, a secretary. The word is very commonly used among Europeans to denote a teacher of Arabic,... | 190 |
| Munshiana | The practice of Munshiana at the Lahore bar is that a litigant pays counsel for his clerk, or pays to... | 214 |
| Munsif | A justice; an arbitrator, a judge. Under the British Government the term is applied to the native Judge... | 204 |
| Munsif-katcheri | The Munsif court or office. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 170 |