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 |
|---|---|---|
| Salam | Peace. The common word for salutation among Musalmans, and now in general use by all classes of persons;... | 171 |
| Sthan | Place, sir, station, an open place in town, also the residence of a religious mendicant; also a staying,... | 195 |
| Sakti | Power, ability, the personified power of a divinity, the Supreme goddess. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 167 |
| Sultani | Relating to the Sovereign, proceeding from him or from the government. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 303 |
| Samaskar | Sacramental ceremonies of Hindu in relation to persons. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 196 |
| Saiyed | See said and saiyd. | 161 |
| Samskara | see Samaskar. | 181 |
| Sharab | Spirituous liquor, whence the English Sherbet. In Mohammadan law, the offence of drinking wine. Also... | 188 |
| Sadharan, Sadharana | That which is common, as a common property, a specific or genuine charter, possessions in common; the... | 335 |
| Samabartan, samavattana | The ceremony which takes place when the young Brahmin has completed his course of religious study, and... | 209 |