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 |
|---|---|---|
| Saiyd | A lord; the designation of the descendants of Ali, the son-in-law of the prophet. There are Sunni as... | 206 |
| Saiyed | See said and saiyd. | 161 |
| Sajjad | A mat or carpet on which Mohammadans kneel or sit whilst praying. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 196 |
| Sakti | Power, ability, the personified power of a divinity, the Supreme goddess. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 166 |
| Sakulya | A kinsman, or more especially a distant kinsman, not nearer than five, seven of ten degrees. [Wilson’s... | 228 |
| Salam | Peace. The common word for salutation among Musalmans, and now in general use by all classes of persons;... | 170 |
| Salami | A free gift made by way of compliment or in return for a favour. [Macnaughten’s Mohammadan Law] ... | 247 |
| Salami Taoji | Payable with rent. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 190 |
| Salawore, salware | Frock. | 196 |
| Sali | Low land; paddy land; a measure for grain containing 20 seers. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 211 |