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 |
|---|---|---|
| Khasra | a daybook, a field book of survey.[Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 283 |
| Niskar | Rent-free tenancy; tenant not in fact paying rent. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 283 |
| Patit | Uncultivated land. | 283 |
| Faujdari | Criminal as opposed to diwani or civil. | 283 |
| Amma | Mother. | 283 |
| Atatayi | In Hindu Law, one guilty of a heinous offence. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 283 |
| Hidayah | The Hidayah is a famous work on Muhammadan law. It is a commentary upon the Bidayut-ool-Mubtudee by Shykh... | 283 |
| Mukarrari-dar | The occupant of a form or estate paying a fixed and permanent rate of rent or revenue. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s... | 283 |
| Kias | reasoning, inference, logical deduction in the absence of a positive law, judgment on the merits of a... | 284 |
| Niyoga | Appointment to an office or duty. Procreation of son by appointment of a person other than the husband.... | 284 |