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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AbkarA maker of (strong) waters. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] A manufacturer or retailer of spirituous...801
AbkariTaxes or duties on the manufacture and sale of spirituous liquors, and intoxicating drugs. [P Ramanatha...853
Abkari DaroghaThe head native officer appointed to superintend distilleries, spirit-shops, and the like. [P Ramanatha...808
Abkari MahalThe department or office of Abkari, or the excise office. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]878
AbwabCesses or additions to the regular Land Revenue assessment. [Baden Powell’s Land System in British...868
AdalatCourt of justice; justice; equity. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] Adalat means a court of justice....1155
AdattaIn Hindu Law, illegal, or void. [Wilson’s Glossary]719
Agachhameans useless or valueless for fruit bearing or timber purposes. Trees such as bear useful fruit bearing...1299
AgyaAn order, an edict, award decree. [Wilson’s Glossary]744
AilBoundary of a plot of land.[45 DLR (HCD) (1993) 142]746