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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hidayah | The Hidayah is a famous work on Muhammadan law. It is a commentary upon the Bidayut-ool-Mubtudee by Shykh... | 266 |
| Sama-veda | One of the four Vedas- the primary source of all Hindu Codes. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]... | 266 |
| Saraswati | The goddess of letters and arts; the name of a river, commonly, Saraswati or Sursootee. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 266 |
| Sarrishtah-i-diwani | The office of Dewan or collector, also the expenses of his office, including his own allowances. [Wilson’s... | 266 |
| Satiwar | The place where a widow has been burned by way of sati, sometimes marked by a peculiar monument. [Wilson’s... | 266 |
| Mokasa or Mokasha | The revenue-free grant of tract of land made to a relative of the superior holder in pre-British administration.... | 266 |
| Julkar | Julkar is a general term signifying “water right”, and might, therefore aptly include the right to... | 266 |
| Mukarrari-dar | The occupant of a form or estate paying a fixed and permanent rate of rent or revenue. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s... | 266 |
| Mukarrair-patta | A lease for a definite extent of land at a fixed sum, not liable to any extra charge. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 266 |
| Khairat | Alms, charity; lands given as charitable endowments. The term is more especially applicable to grants... | 267 |