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 |
|---|---|---|
| Shikdar; shikkdar | A revenue officer or collector appointed either by the government or a zamindar to collect the revenue... | 199 |
| Shikdari | The office of the revenue collector termed Shikdar. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 211 |
| Shirakat nemeh | A deed of partnership. [Macnaughten’s Mohammadan Law] | 175 |
| Shoshan | A place set apart in which the dead are burned. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 189 |
| Shradha | Offerings to the manes. | 173 |
| Shubha | Doubt, suspicion; in law a legal defect, a flaw what may be pleaded in Bar of punishment; also anything... | 203 |
| Shufa, Shufah, Shuffa | Any possession coveted; in Mohammadan law, the right of pre-emption vested in partners, coparceners and... | 275 |
| Shukrana | Praise, acknowledgment, thanks a complementary or greatful present; a fee or present paid by the party... | 528 |
| Sianat | Protection; in law the privilege of being under the protection of the law restricted to the faithful... | 192 |
| Sijdah | Adoration, prostration, an attitude in prayer. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 203 |