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 |
|---|---|---|
| Khal | Water channel; water course, through which water is carried to one’s land. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The... | 189 |
| Khankah | A Mohammadan shrine. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 189 |
| Kharach | Expenditure, disbursement, the debit side of an account paper.[Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 189 |
| Sthol, Sthala | Spot, site place, firm ground, whence, in some of dialects, a field, a portion of land, comprising several... | 189 |
| Pathan | This name a s used in India includes all the natives of the country commonly called Afganistan, and also... | 189 |
| Bhratri | What is given to a girl by her brother, mother or father. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 189 |
| Rehan | Mortgage, pledge, pawn. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 189 |
| Malik adna | Inferior proprietor. | 189 |
| Sapindana | Performed on the first anniversary after a person’s death, in which the deceased is associated with... | 189 |
| Saranjam | The word ‘saranjam’ literally means apparatus, provisions or materials. In his Glossary, Wilson defines... | 189 |