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 |
|---|---|---|
| Istafa | A surrender or relinquishment, as by a tenant to the landlord. A deed of surrender. [ILR 26 Cal29] | 217 |
| Byabastha | A statute, a law. A written opinion or dictum on a point of Hindu law drawn up by Bandits.[P Ramanatha... | 205 |
| Dattak Putra | A son taken in adoption is called Dattak Putra or adopted son. He who is given by his mother with her... | 1424 |
| Dabbi | A small box, a cash box; the treasury of a temple. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 439 |
| Batali | A sharp cutting weapon used by carpenters.[45 DLR (HCD) (1993) 142] | 249 |
| Bhagidar | A sharer, a partner. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 191 |
| Hissa | A share, a part; a lot, a portion; a share of revenue or rent. [Wilson’s glossary] | 215 |
| Bhag | A share, a part, a portion, a share in kind; tax, duty, the share of the Government. Share or portion... | 224 |
| Hissadar | A share-holder, a co-parcencer, one who pays his share of the revenue to the state or to a zamindar.[P... | 224 |
| Chela | A servant, a slave, a pupil, a disciple, especially one brought up by a religious mendicant to become... | 325 |