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 |
|---|---|---|
| Parda | A veil, a screen, a curtain, especially one which excludes the woman of a family from the gaze of men.... | 319 |
| Raja | A king, prince, a title given by the native governments, and in later times by the British Governments,... | 319 |
| Asmani-Farmani | A term used formerly in deeds and lease, providing for any incidents or injuries arising from calamitous... | 319 |
| Khata | an account book or paper, a daybook. The holding or plot held by a tenant.[Mitra’s Legal & Commercial... | 320 |
| Ariyat | A loan of anything which is itself to be returned. Land or orchards of which the owner allows others... | 321 |
| Said, Saiyd | A lord, a chief; a designation assumed by a number of Mohammadans who pretend to be descended from Hosain,... | 321 |
| Foujdari or Foujdarry | The office or jurisdiction of a Foujdar or criminal Magistrate or Judge. Anything appertains to a Foujdar,... | 322 |
| As-har | Relation by marriage within the degrees on which marriage is prohibited.[Wilson’s Glossary] | 322 |
| Asthal | Place of residence or abiding , especially the kind of free monastery in which communities of religious... | 322 |
| Bhakti | The term bhakti means devotion or loving faith and involves the idea of God as a personal being. [AIR... | 323 |