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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mukhasadar | The holder of a village, or of lands at a quit rent or rent free on condition of service. [Wilson’s... | 560 |
| Bhagidar | A sharer, a partner. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 561 |
| Buddha | Original meaning is the wise or enlightened one; applied to the historical founder of Buddhism. [P Ramanatha... | 561 |
| Amanat Dafter | An office under the Mohammadan Government for deposits, or for a register of trusts. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 561 |
| Amin-fauzdar | A revenue assessor of a pargana under the Mughal Empire.[Baden Powell’s Land System in British India] | 561 |
| Salis, Salish | An umpire, an arbitrator. [Wilson’s Glossary] An arbitrator; an umpire; a third person who is appointed... | 561 |
| Muhab | A gift, the thing given. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 561 |
| Krishak or Krishan | A cultivator, a tiller of soil, a husbandman.[Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 562 |
| Patwari | The village registrar and accountant. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 562 |
| Amanat-nama | A deed of trust or deposit, a document conveying anything in trust. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 562 |