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 |
|---|---|---|
| Muta, Mutah | A temporary marriage under the Mahommadan law. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] A temporary... | 506 |
| Fatiah | The opening Surah or chapter of the Koran; it is read for dying person, wherence the world has come to... | 506 |
| Asmani-Farmani | A term used formerly in deeds and lease, providing for any incidents or injuries arising from calamitous... | 506 |
| Santan | Offspring, descendants, issues. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] The word ‘Santan’ as... | 506 |
| Nizamat | The office of Nizam. As an adjective Nizamat means criminal, as opposed to diwani or civil as the Nizam... | 507 |
| Siv or Siva | The Hindu triad and deity presiding over destruction and renovation, and ordinarily worshipped in the... | 508 |
| Faujdari | Criminal as opposed to diwani or civil. | 508 |
| Saiyd | A lord; the designation of the descendants of Ali, the son-in-law of the prophet. There are Sunni as... | 508 |
| Sulka | Marriage fee; money or property given to the bridegroom or bride at the time of marriage of Hindus. [Mitra’s... | 509 |
| Rajaput | A prince, the son of a Raja. | 509 |