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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arz-i marammat | A petition to amend or amplify a preceding petition or complaint. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 324 |
| Mahr-nama or Mahr-nameh | A deed of dower or settlement; the document in which it is specified. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 324 |
| Muafidar | A holder of rent-free land, a grantee. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 324 |
| Kayemi | “The word Kayemi is never used in describing zamindari interest in land by any person. The word is... | 325 |
| Pardah-nashin, Pardah-nishin | Sitting being the curtain. Purdah. [Macnaughten’s Mohammadan Law] A woman who observes the practice... | 325 |
| Jangal or Jongol | A forest, a ticket; any tract overrun with bushes or trees, or suffered to be overspread with vegetation.... | 325 |
| Supari | Betel nut. | 326 |
| Mehmany | What related to guest; hospitality. Allowance for entertaining pilgrims, travelers and strangers in general.... | 326 |
| Kharij-Nama | A deed of separation or division , a deed for the partition of a joint estate, or for the separation... | 327 |
| Sradha | An obsequial ceremony in which food and water are offered to diseased ancestors of the offerer, or to... | 327 |