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 |
|---|---|---|
| Imam | A head or chief in religious matters, whether he be the head of all Mohammadans, as the Khalif, or the... | 276 |
| Sikka | A coining, die, a stamp, a mark, a seal, a signet, a royal signet, a stamped coin, especially the designation... | 277 |
| Nirdharita | Ascertained; fixed; stipulated. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 277 |
| Krishi | Agriculture. | 277 |
| Alim | A wise man; a doctor of the law.[P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]Alim | 277 |
| Fetwah | See Fatawa. A judicial decision, a written opinion on a point of law; especially that delivered by the... | 277 |
| Hindi | An Indian vernacular language; the language spoken by far the largest portion of the population in Northern... | 277 |
| Masjid | A mosque, a place of worship. Masjid- A Muhammadan chuch. The first Masjid was built on the spot where... | 277 |
| Istihsan | Approving in law a favourable construction or interpretation of a point of law, deviating from the strict... | 277 |
| Sari | Woman’s garment. The long piece of cloth that a Bengali woman wears. A Hindu woman’s chief garment.... | 277 |