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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sijdah | Adoration, prostration, an attitude in prayer. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 203 |
| Sisha | Account book; daily ledger. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 174 |
| Shajja | A wound, a personal injury short of destroying life; wound of ten kinds are recognized by Mohammadan... | 203 |
| Sharh-i-vikayah | A work on Muhammadan Law. “The Vikayah which was written in the seventh century of the Hijrah, by Burhanash-Shariyat... | 204 |
| Sunni Wakf | A wakf governed by Sunni law. | 301 |
| Shah | A sovereign ruler. The title is also given to eminent pirs or saints, and Saids often affix it to their... | 182 |
| Sipoy | A soldier. | 173 |
| Surathal, Surat-i-hal | A representation or report of the facts and circumstances of a transaction, whether made by an individual... | 834 |
| Sar-rishta | A record, register, office employment; an office of registry or record; it is sometimes but inaccurately,... | 278 |
| Shoshan | A place set apart in which the dead are burned. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 189 |