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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sri Rama | One of the Avathars of Vishnu; Rama whose name in this form is also used as a term of salutation between... | 593 |
| Khata | an account book or paper, a daybook. The holding or plot held by a tenant.[Mitra’s Legal & Commercial... | 593 |
| Ilahi | Divine; the title of the era instituted by the emperor Akbar, commencing with the first year of his reign,... | 593 |
| Sridhana | Woman’s separate property in Hindu Law. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 596 |
| Satan | See Saytan. | 596 |
| Sharh-i-vikayah | A work on Muhammadan Law. “The Vikayah which was written in the seventh century of the Hijrah, by Burhanash-Shariyat... | 596 |
| Arz begi | An officer who, under the Moghul Government, was appointed to receive and present petition.[P Ramanatha... | 597 |
| Shikdar; shikkdar | A revenue officer or collector appointed either by the government or a zamindar to collect the revenue... | 597 |
| Smriti | The body of the recorded or remembered law, the ceremonial and legal institutes of the Hindus. [Wilson’s... | 599 |
| Subahdarry abwab | The imposts or cesses of the Subahdah or viceroy. Viceroyal imposts of Jaffier Khan, Soujah Khan, Aliverdi... | 599 |