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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kabuliyat | An engagement or agreement in writing. The counterpart of a revenue lease; a written agreement signifying... | 1910 |
| Raiyat | A subject; a tenant, a cultivating tenant, a farmer, a cultivator. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]... | 1684 |
| Muchalaka, Muchalka, Muchalika | A written agreement; a bond; a deed; a promise not to do something. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]... | 1435 |
| Dattak Putra | A son taken in adoption is called Dattak Putra or adopted son. He who is given by his mother with her... | 1424 |
| Bainanama or Bainapatra | An agreement for sale. Also written as Baynanama or Baynapatra. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]... | 1369 |
| Kabinnama, Kabin-nama | A dowry deed. A deed of dower in a Mahommedan marriage; a marriage settlement. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial... | 1354 |
| Dakhil daftar | Entered upon record, which is equivalent to being laid on the table, or postponed indefinitely; struck... | 1319 |
| Ekrarnama | The deed of re conveyance. Right of repurchase is not transferable. Ekrarnama is not a deed of conveyance;... | 1304 |
| Artha Rin Adalat | Artha Rin Adalat is a Civil Court having all the powers and jurisdiction under the Civil Court having... | 1061 |
| Abad | Cultivated as a village or tract of country; the reverse of Wiran, waste, deserted. [Mitra’s Legal... | 992 |