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 |
|---|---|---|
| Moazzel | “Moazzal system of transaction is a simple transaction whereby the bank on credit sells certain properties... | 507 |
| Pardah-nashin, Pardah-nishin | Sitting being the curtain. Purdah. [Macnaughten’s Mohammadan Law] A woman who observes the practice... | 509 |
| Sunnat | The traditional law of Mohammadans based upon the sayings and doings of Mohammad, and of scarcely inferior... | 510 |
| Salami | A free gift made by way of compliment or in return for a favour. [Macnaughten’s Mohammadan Law] ... | 512 |
| Mirassidar, Mirasdar, Mirashdar | the holder of Mirasi or hereditary land rights. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] The word “mirashdar”... | 512 |
| Azan | The Muhammadan call to prayer, chanted by Mulla or Muezzin from the minaret of the Mosquw. The call is:... | 513 |
| Jaziah | A capitation tax levied on all who refused to become Mohammadans. It was abolished in India by Akbar,... | 513 |
| Malikana | An allowance for proprietary rights given by the Government to proprietors who decline to engage for... | 514 |
| Khala | Dissolution of the marriage at the suit of the wife, in which she agrees to make her husband compensation... | 516 |
| Shia, Shiah | A sect amongst Mohammadans, followers of Ali, son-in-law of Mohammad. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]... | 516 |