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 |
|---|---|---|
| La-aulad | It means issueless or without any sons or daughters. [AIR 1929 All 963] | 351 |
| Laan | Divorce upon accusation of adultery by the husband, to be confirmed by him by his imprecating upon her... | 352 |
| Lakh | Lac or Lak, laksha. One hundred thousand; one hundred lakhs make a kror, i.e.10 million. | 352 |
| Lakhiraj-dar | A holder of rent free lands. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 336 |
| Lakhiraj-zamin | Alienated or revenue exempted land. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 356 |
| Langar | An almshouse. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 324 |
| Lash, Laash, Lush | Dead body. | 381 |
| Lathi | Stick. | 337 |
| Luchcha | A libertine, a vagabond, a swindler; a common term of abuse. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 202 |
| Lungi | A coloured check worn by Mohammadanas dhoti; also a turban with a check or gold border. [P Ramanatha... | 272 |