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 |
|---|---|---|
| Subah | A province, such as Bengal. | 187 |
| Stri | A woman, a wife, a female. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 195 |
| Subahdari-parwana | An order issued by a Subahdar; a vicerigal assignment of revenue. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 316 |
| Stridharma | The duty of a wife or of a woman in general. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 208 |
| Subahdar | The Governor of a province or district; a Viceroy. Subahdar is also the name of an officer in the native... | 204 |
| Subahdarry abwab | The imposts or cesses of the Subahdah or viceroy. Viceroyal imposts of Jaffier Khan, Soujah Khan, Aliverdi... | 199 |
| Magh | A Bengali Calendar month. | 318 |
| Mahr-nama or Mahr-nameh | A deed of dower or settlement; the document in which it is specified. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 255 |
| Mahrana | A fee paid to the Kazi at a wedding. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 185 |
| Mahajan | A great man; a merchant; a banker; a moneylender; a creditor. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 343 |