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 |
|---|---|---|
| Challan | A document sent with goods, treasure or individuals; an invoice, a voucher, a pass, a passport. A memorandum... | 481 |
| Fasl | A division of the year, a season; a harvest, a crop. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 358 |
| Daya Vibhaga | A digest on ancient Hindu law written by Madhava. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 346 |
| Dayabagha | A digest on ancient Hindu Law written by Jimutavahana; a work of papamount authority in Bengal.[P Ramanatha... | 343 |
| Haor | A depression in the soil, liable to remain flooded. [Bad. Pow. iii.448] | 221 |
| Ijahar | a deposition in court; an affidavit; a statement or information to the police. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial... | 350 |
| Amanat-nama | A deed of trust or deposit, a document conveying anything in trust. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 237 |
| Dakhalnama | A deed of possession or occupancy; a document giving right of occupancy. [ITR 5 Cal 644 at 647] | 415 |
| Hissab Nameh | A deed of partition. | 187 |
| Inaam-patta | A deed of grant, a document conveying an assignment of rent-free land. [Wilson’s glossary] | 211 |