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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mauza | A village; parcels of land having distinct name in the revenue records. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial... | 247 |
| Muchalaka, Muchalka, Muchalika | A written agreement; a bond; a deed; a promise not to do something. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]... | 1435 |
| Lagan | A yearly fee, a cash-rent. [Baden Powell’s Land System in British India] Lagan also denotes floatable... | 370 |
| Malikana | An allowance for proprietary rights given by the Government to proprietors who decline to engage for... | 248 |
| Nazarana | Consent money or premium, e.g., for grant or renewal of a lease. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]... | 228 |
| Rusum | Customs, customary commissions, gratuities, fees or perquisites. [Macnaughten’s Mohammadan Law] ... | 199 |
| Rin | Debt, loan. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] Debt of any description. [Wilson’s Glossary]... | 203 |
| Rai or Ray | Judgment or verdict of a Court of Law. During the time of the mohammadan government it was title given... | 322 |
| Moonshee | Letter writer, secretary; Europeans give this title to the native who instructs them in the native language.... | 206 |
| Nika, Nikah | Marriage; a Muhammadan marriage with a widow. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] In the language... | 206 |