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

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TitleDetailsHits
PatitUncultivated land.441
SalishkarAn arbitrator.441
Malik adnaInferior proprietor.441
Muafi, MuaafiRemitted, exempted from payment of rent or tax. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]441
PashaliLocal weapon.442
RasumFees, perquisites, customary payments and gratuities commission or allowances upon articles bought and...442
Jatiya Party BangladeshNational Party Bangladesh; a political party in Bangladesh.442
IlanAnnouncing, proclaiming, making kwon.[P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]443
ShikarHunting; also game. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]443
MurshidA teacher, a spiritual guide, member of the higher order in a brotherhood of fakirs. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s...444