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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pandhri | A tax on agriculture formerly levied in villages. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 892 |
| Sadharan, Sadharana | That which is common, as a common property, a specific or genuine charter, possessions in common; the... | 892 |
| Jahannam | The Mohammadan hell, consisting of seven divisions allotted respectively to wicked Mohammadans, Christians,... | 890 |
| Jama | total, aggregate, deposit, debit or receipt side of an account. Rent or revenue payable by a zaminder... | 890 |
| Danpatra | A deed of gift. | 889 |
| Haji | One who has performed the Haj. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 887 |
| Abkar | A maker of (strong) waters. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] A manufacturer or retailer of spirituous... | 886 |
| Khandan | Ordinarily the word khandan which corresponds with the English expression ‘family’ means a group... | 886 |
| Darbar | a court of a king or chief; ceremonial assembly for state purposes, justice, etc; the court; the members... | 886 |
| Dakhilkar | Dakhilkar- The word is commonly used in the upper part of India as meaning a tenant with occupancy rights.... | 884 |