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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sultani | Relating to the Sovereign, proceeding from him or from the government. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 548 |
| Dasi | a female slave; Devadasi is a woman dedicated to a temple. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 548 |
| Malikana Allowance | Malikana allowance was paid by the inferior proprietor to the Superior proprietor in respect of his superior... | 548 |
| Ghuslkhana | A bathing room; that part of a palace often considering of many elaborately ornamented chambers and passages,... | 549 |
| Dal or Dol | Party. A political party. | 550 |
| Dastak | Writ of demand for payment of land revenue. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 550 |
| Asura | A form of Hindu marriage in Hindu law. Asura Marriage is a marriage where the bride’s father or any... | 552 |
| Saraswati Vilas | A digest on ancient Hindu Law written by Pratap Rudra Deb, King of Orissa. It is a work of great authority... | 553 |
| Hiba-ba-shart-ul-iwaz | It is a gift with a stipulation for return (Mohammadan law). [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 554 |
| Sir | A name applied to the lands in a village which are cultivated by the hereditary proprietors or village... | 555 |