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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anna | See Ana. | 469 |
| Jhil | Low-lying rice and retentive of moisture also a pond for irrigation. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 469 |
| Kalimah | See Khalimah. | 469 |
| Munshi | A writer, a secretary. The word is very commonly used among Europeans to denote a teacher of Arabic,... | 469 |
| Amin | A revenue surveyor, land measurer, etc. [Baden Powell’s Land System in British India] | 470 |
| Hibadar | The receiver of a gift, the done. | 470 |
| Hibamusha | Gift of undefined or undivided property, which is not valid until the property has been separated, and... | 470 |
| Mohammadan | A Musalman. A person who believes in the religion of Mohammad, and in Mohammad as a true prophet.... | 470 |
| Mourasi | Succession from generation to generation; signifies permanent tenure. [56 Cal 180] | 470 |
| Khalimah | The Muhammadan confession of faith: “There is but not Got, and Muhammadan is the Prophet of God.”... | 471 |