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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sagotro sapinda | A kinsman by common descent who is also connected by obsequial offerings. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 283 |
| Hijra | Departure from one’s country separation of friends or lovers; whence it gives name to the departure... | 283 |
| Saranjam | The word ‘saranjam’ literally means apparatus, provisions or materials. In his Glossary, Wilson defines... | 283 |
| Mohammadanism | Mohammadanism is the religion of those who acknowledge Mohammad to be the true prophet. [P Ramanatha... | 283 |
| Jamadar | The chief or leader of any number of persons, in military language, a native subaltern officer, second... | 283 |
| Kifayat | Surplus, profit, advantage; profit or increase in the amount of revenue received by the Government, whether... | 282 |
| Peshkar | An agent, a deputy. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 282 |
| Budmash | A scoundrel; a blackguard; a rude fellow. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 282 |
| Amildari | The district or estate for the revenue of which the Amil was responsible.[Wilson’s Glossary] | 282 |
| Amin-fauzdar | A revenue assessor of a pargana under the Mughal Empire.[Baden Powell’s Land System in British India] | 282 |