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 |
|---|---|---|
| Matabar, Matabbar | A headman in village, local leader. | 288 |
| Mohori, Mohrer, Mohur, Moherrie | A clerk. A writer, a clerk in an office. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 288 |
| Moonshee | Letter writer, secretary; Europeans give this title to the native who instructs them in the native language.... | 288 |
| Akila | One who is subject to pay Diyat or the fine of blood. [Macnaughten’s Mohammadan Law] | 287 |
| Amanatdar | The holder of a deposit, or charge, trustee, a guardian. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 287 |
| Risaldar | The officer of highest rank in Cavalry. An officer commanding a troop of horse. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s... | 287 |
| Ashrabat | Drinks, but in law applied specially to wines or spirituous liquors products from the fermentation of... | 287 |
| Sangam | Meeting, the confluence of two rivers. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 287 |
| Sheristadar | Keeper of records; highest ministerial officer of the court. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]... | 287 |
| Kotwal | A chief Officer of Police in a City or Town. Under the native Governments the Kotwal sometimes exercised... | 286 |