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 |
|---|---|---|
| Badrakh | Safe conduct under armed protection; a guide, an agent.[P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 424 |
| Badi | A plaintiff, a complainant, a suitor. An advocate, one who states a plaint, whether for himself or another.... | 430 |
| Badagi | A carpenter. One of the village artisans. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 457 |
| Babu, Baboo | A general title of respect attached to natives in Bengal. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 391 |
| Babu | A Hindu title of address, equivalent to Sir or Mr., given to gentlemen, clerks etc. formerly applied... | 425 |
| Babbakiya, Babbuliya | A hanger on about courts of law, ready to give false testimony, or to bring false and malicious charges... | 445 |
| Azan | The Muhammadan call to prayer, chanted by Mulla or Muezzin from the minaret of the Mosquw. The call is:... | 234 |
| Awalad | See Aulad. | 180 |
| Aurasa | Uterine, as a son by a wife. A maternal brother, or a son of the same mother.[Wilson’s Glossary] | 204 |
| Aulia | In law the nearest of kin, and therefore entitled to demand the fine of blood, or communication for murder.... | 210 |