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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abhaya-patra | A written document in assurance of safety, a safe conduct. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 1057 |
| Surathal, Surat-i-hal | A representation or report of the facts and circumstances of a transaction, whether made by an individual... | 1037 |
| Solenama | A solenama is a popular legal terminology in Bangladesh, highly used to denote a compromise degree. Solenama... | 1023 |
| Firisti | Firisti is a list showing therein entry of the documents to be adduced as evidence in a particular case... | 994 |
| Kabala | Any deed conveyance or transfer of right or property, any contract of bargain or sale signed by a judge,... | 876 |
| Sadr nizamat adalat | The chief Criminal Court under the East India Company. | 843 |
| Agachha | means useless or valueless for fruit bearing or timber purposes. Trees such as bear useful fruit bearing... | 787 |
| Shukrana | Praise, acknowledgment, thanks a complementary or greatful present; a fee or present paid by the party... | 774 |
| Fatawa-i-Alamgiri | “The Fatwa-i-Alamgiri is a work of great authority in Mahomedan law, and was commenced in the year... | 749 |
| Ikrar-nama | A deed of assent or acknowledgment in general. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 714 |