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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amdani | Products of the earth, articles of merchandise; generally arriving at market in their fit season, also... | 199 |
| Amil-nama | A written order or warrant to an Amil, a communication to take possession of land in the name of the... | 199 |
| Hijra | Departure from one’s country separation of friends or lovers; whence it gives name to the departure... | 199 |
| Marsiah | An elegy; especially one recounting the circumstances of the death of Hussain, the third Imam. [P Ramanatha... | 199 |
| Saraswati | The goddess of letters and arts; the name of a river, commonly, Saraswati or Sursootee. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 199 |
| Sarkar-abi | The High Court, the chief authority, the government, the viceregal establishment of the Nawab of Bengal;... | 199 |
| Mohammadanism | Mohammadanism is the religion of those who acknowledge Mohammad to be the true prophet. [P Ramanatha... | 199 |
| Muatab | Respectable, worthy of confidence, a person of credit; one who is responsible for the sufficiency of... | 199 |
| Batwara | Distribution of the lands of a village in allotments as originally made or agreed upon. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 198 |
| Aulad | Children, progeny, descendants. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 198 |