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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lakh | Lac or Lak, laksha. One hundred thousand; one hundred lakhs make a kror, i.e.10 million. | 352 |
| Jama | total, aggregate, deposit, debit or receipt side of an account. Rent or revenue payable by a zaminder... | 352 |
| Ghair-maurusi | Not holding by hereditary descent; a tenant or farmer; not inherited; acquired. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s... | 353 |
| Hakdar | One who possesses a hak, one entitled to a share. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 354 |
| Ka | First letter from Bangla Letters (Bornomala) that comes before Kha. | 354 |
| Palli, Polli | A small town or village. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 355 |
| Dar-ul-harb | A country under a Government that is not Muhammadan. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 355 |
| Jama Kharach | Receipts and disbursement; debits and credits of an account.[Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 355 |
| Benami | Transactions in sale of land, etc., designed to conceal the real owner, wherein one person’s name appears... | 356 |
| Fakir | The word fakir means a religious man who devotes his life to meditation and spiritual exercises. A poor... | 356 |