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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sisya | There is clear distinction between a chela and sisya. A chela is a personal attendant who may be raised... | 197 |
| Siv or Siva | The Hindu triad and deity presiding over destruction and renovation, and ordinarily worshipped in the... | 184 |
| Smasana | see Shoshan. | 175 |
| Smriti | The body of the recorded or remembered law, the ceremonial and legal institutes of the Hindus. [Wilson’s... | 211 |
| Solenama | A solenama is a popular legal terminology in Bangladesh, highly used to denote a compromise degree. Solenama... | 731 |
| Sota | A local weapon. | 174 |
| Sowar | Horseman. | 221 |
| Spriha | Means desire for worldly things. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 187 |
| Srabhan | A Bengali Calendar month. | 165 |
| Sradha | An obsequial ceremony in which food and water are offered to diseased ancestors of the offerer, or to... | 243 |