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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ghair Hazir or Gor Hazir | Absent, not in attendance. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 659 |
| Sadar-Adalat | Chief Court or High Court; sometimes means District Court. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 658 |
| Madi | A rice- field, a garden bed. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 658 |
| Daroga | A manager, a superintendent, an overseer; particularly the head of custom or exercise station, or of... | 657 |
| Chowdhury or Chaudhari | A rural nobleman; a land-officer in ancient time: sometimes having considerable influence; now applied... | 655 |
| Rafanama | A deed of relinquishment. [Macnaughten’s Mohammadan Law] | 654 |
| Sunnah | Traditional law, the name of a compilation of the sayings and practices of Muhammad, made about a hundred... | 653 |
| Dharma, Dharam | Religion. | 653 |
| Adatta | In Hindu Law, illegal, or void. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 652 |
| Sunni | A sect amongst Mahomedans. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] A follower of sunnah; the name... | 650 |