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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nala | Nala means a natural water course. [1941 Pat 118=21 Pat LT 873] | 388 |
| Nirkh | rate; price; rate of rent. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] Market rate, price current, especially... | 204 |
| Rajaswa | Revenue, rent. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] The word ‘rajaswa’ is wide enough to... | 223 |
| Pardah-nashin, Pardah-nishin | Sitting being the curtain. Purdah. [Macnaughten’s Mohammadan Law] A woman who observes the practice... | 246 |
| Mirassidar, Mirasdar, Mirashdar | the holder of Mirasi or hereditary land rights. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] The word “mirashdar”... | 266 |
| Risaldar | The officer of highest rank in Cavalry. An officer commanding a troop of horse. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s... | 217 |
| Mahr | A marriage settlement of property on the wife; it is a necessary concomitant of a contract of marriage... | 224 |
| Malik | A proprietor, an owner, a lord, a cultivator possessing hereditary rights, also a landlord, a Zamindar.... | 217 |
| Abadkari | Right derived from the first clearing away and occupying land. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 911 |
| Salami | A free gift made by way of compliment or in return for a favour. [Macnaughten’s Mohammadan Law] ... | 245 |