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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mohr or Muhur | A seal, a seal ring. A gold coin of the value generally of fifteen rupees. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The... | 636 |
| Mohori, Mohrer, Mohur, Moherrie | A clerk. A writer, a clerk in an office. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 636 |
| Jama-Masjid | The principal mosque or Mohammadan place of prayer in a city.[Wilson’s glossary] | 636 |
| Sangam | Meeting, the confluence of two rivers. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 635 |
| Benamdar | See Benami. | 634 |
| Beshi-jama | Increase of revenue or assessment upon that of the preceding year. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 634 |
| Arzi-dawa | A petition of complaint, the plaint, the first pleading in a suit. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon.] | 634 |
| Ijmali | Held in common (as an estate) undivided, not partitioned, settled in common with two or more parties.... | 634 |
| Hissadar | A share-holder, a co-parcencer, one who pays his share of the revenue to the state or to a zamindar.[P... | 633 |
| Hissa | A share, a part; a lot, a portion; a share of revenue or rent. [Wilson’s glossary] | 632 |