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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ijara | A lease or farm of land revenue other proprietary right as distinguished from patta or lease of land... | 543 |
| Mutawalli, Mutwalli | The Manager of wakf property is called a mutawalli. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] Under... | 538 |
| Pancha | Five, the number five; it is also used as abbreviation for panchayat. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 538 |
| Jagir, Jaghir | An assignment of the Government revenue on a tract of land to families, individuals, or public officers.... | 534 |
| Jail Hajat | See Hajat. | 534 |
| Sadr-adalat | The Supreme Court, the name of the highest court established under the East India Company in each Presidency.... | 532 |
| Panchait, panchayat | A village council. | 531 |
| Lakshmi | The wife of Vishnu, the goddess of wealth and prosperity. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 531 |
| Ijahar | a deposition in court; an affidavit; a statement or information to the police. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial... | 531 |
| Abkar | A maker of (strong) waters. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] A manufacturer or retailer of spirituous... | 530 |