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

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Nirkhrate; price; rate of rent. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]   Market rate, price current, especially...413
Sudder Nizamut AdawlutSee Sadr-nizamat-adalat.413
Krishak or KrishanA cultivator, a tiller of soil, a husbandman.[Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]413
MukhasadarThe holder of a village, or of lands at a quit rent or rent free on condition of service. [Wilson’s...413
Muquarrarisee Mukarrari.414
SudInterest or profit.   Interest, profit, usury; an extra tax exacted from the cultivators in Bengal under...414
ParganaA tract of a country comprising many villages; a revenue district. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]...414
PathanThis name a s used in India includes all the natives of the country commonly called Afganistan, and also...414
AmanatdarThe holder of a deposit, or charge, trustee, a guardian. [Wilson’s Glossary]414
ArziA petition, an address, a memorial, a respectful statement or representation, whether oral or written....414