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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jumma, Jumah | The Muhammadan Friday, the day of public prayer. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 620 |
| Karta | A coparcener who manages the family property either under an express or implied authority of other coparceners... | 621 |
| Kuzi-ul-kuzat | The principle Kazi under the British government, the head Mohammadan legal officer Sadr Adalats, or courts... | 621 |
| Anjali | A respectful mode of salutation. As much grain as can be held by the two hands put together. A handful... | 621 |
| Hindu | The term “Hindu” with regard to the application of Hindu law includes not only those who are Hindu... | 621 |
| Batali | A sharp cutting weapon used by carpenters.[45 DLR (HCD) (1993) 142] | 622 |
| Akar | The assessed rent or revenue of a village or district. Estimate in general. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 622 |
| Hukumnama | A written order, written award or judgment; the decree of a Civil Court. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law... | 624 |
| Bhakti | The term bhakti means devotion or loving faith and involves the idea of God as a personal being. [AIR... | 625 |
| Imambara or Imambarah | A building in which the festival of the Moharram is celebrated and services in commemoration of the deaths... | 625 |