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 |
|---|---|---|
| Asli or Asali | Primary original. Applied to a registered village under the Mohammedan system, in opposition to Dakhili;... | 582 |
| Saiyd | A lord; the designation of the descendants of Ali, the son-in-law of the prophet. There are Sunni as... | 582 |
| Sar-daftar-diwani | The chief clerk of the office of the Diwan. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 582 |
| Ishtihar | Notice, public notice, proclamation, advertisement.[Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 582 |
| Khas Possession | ‘Khas possession’ does not imply possession and it includes also constructive possession and a mere... | 583 |
| Ghazi | One who takes part in ghazu, which originally meant a plundering raid, but in the time of Muhammad came... | 583 |
| Mahr-nama or Mahr-nameh | A deed of dower or settlement; the document in which it is specified. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 583 |
| Sulka | Marriage fee; money or property given to the bridegroom or bride at the time of marriage of Hindus. [Mitra’s... | 584 |
| Santan | Offspring, descendants, issues. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] The word ‘Santan’ as... | 584 |
| Sarrishtah-i-diwani | The office of Dewan or collector, also the expenses of his office, including his own allowances. [Wilson’s... | 584 |