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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nazar | A present; a fine or fee paid to the State or its representative; a present to the landlord by the tenant.... | 281 |
| Sthan | Place, sir, station, an open place in town, also the residence of a religious mendicant; also a staying,... | 281 |
| Akhir or Akher | Final, last, end. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 281 |
| Amil-nama | A written order or warrant to an Amil, a communication to take possession of land in the name of the... | 281 |
| Gotro | Family lineage, relationship by descent from a common ancestor of the same name. [Wilson’s glossary] | 281 |
| Hiba | Gift. A gift in law, a perfect gift, one accompanied by delivery and acceptance. A gift on a death-bed... | 281 |
| Sankalpanama | A deed of gift of assignment according to a previous promise. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 281 |
| Saytan | The enemy of man; the chief of the fallen angels; the devil. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 281 |
| Shikdar; shikkdar | A revenue officer or collector appointed either by the government or a zamindar to collect the revenue... | 281 |
| Kifayat | Surplus, profit, advantage; profit or increase in the amount of revenue received by the Government, whether... | 282 |