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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kiriz | A cutting instrument; weapon. | 261 |
| Kisas | Retaliation. | 246 |
| Kishan | A cultivator. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 250 |
| Kismat | Share, distribution; share of prosperity, or the like allotted to each person in life; hence fate, fortune:... | 288 |
| Kist | Stated payment, installment of rent. Installment or portion or amount paid as an installment; the period... | 276 |
| Kope | Blow severely with knife, dagger etc. | 275 |
| Koran | The sacred book of the Mohammadans, and considered by them to be the fountain head of all science, knowledge... | 270 |
| Koti | Ten millions; a hundred lakhs, or ten hundred thousands; commonly termed a kror or Crore.[Wilson’s... | 252 |
| Kotwal | A chief Officer of Police in a City or Town. Under the native Governments the Kotwal sometimes exercised... | 286 |
| Kotwali | The office of a Kotwal, or anything relating to it; a variety of town duties. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 288 |