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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mirassidar, Mirasdar, Mirashdar | the holder of Mirasi or hereditary land rights. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] The word “mirashdar”... | 332 |
| Mufti | A Mohammadan law officer, whose duty it was to expound the laws which the Kazi was to execute; the later... | 331 |
| Amal-nama | Authority to manage or administer property; an order for possession; a warrant from a competent public... | 330 |
| Sruti | Hearing, applied especially to the Vedas collectively in contradiction to the Smriti law. [Wilson’s... | 329 |
| Saheb, sahib, shaheb | A lord, a master. The word is often affixed to titles expressive of rank, as Raja Saheb, Collector Saheb.... | 329 |
| Pardanashin Women | A woman of rank who lives in seclusion, shut in the Zenana, having no communication except from behind... | 328 |
| Amla, Umla, Amlah | Agents; officers Government collectively; head native officer of a judicial or revenue court under the... | 328 |
| Hiba-ba-shart-ul-iwaz | It is a gift with a stipulation for return (Mohammadan law). [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 328 |
| Sarai | A house; lace; a seragilo; a building erected for the accommodation of travelers. [Macnaughten’s Mohammadan... | 328 |
| Kharij-Nama | A deed of separation or division , a deed for the partition of a joint estate, or for the separation... | 327 |