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 |
|---|---|---|
| Akar | The assessed rent or revenue of a village or district. Estimate in general. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 527 |
| Arz begi | An officer who, under the Moghul Government, was appointed to receive and present petition.[P Ramanatha... | 527 |
| Hat | A market, a movable market, one held only on certain days in a week, affair. A hat is a benefit arising... | 527 |
| Samaskar | Sacramental ceremonies of Hindu in relation to persons. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 527 |
| Muhazarat | In law suing any one in a court of law; also disposing of expected property, or property in reversion,... | 527 |
| Sijdah | Adoration, prostration, an attitude in prayer. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 526 |
| Amaldar | A manager, an agent, a governor of a district, a collector of revenue. A officer appointed to collect... | 526 |
| Satan | See Saytan. | 526 |
| Kharij Jama | The word imports that the owner of the Kharil jama is an independent proprietor. [AIR 1926 Pat 152] | 525 |
| Bhora or Bhogdar | One in the possession or enjoyment of any property. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 525 |