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

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BakiRemainder, balance, arrears, especially of revenue, in which sense the term is current in most part in...555
BahadurA hero, a warrior; atitle fo honour given to nobles under the Muhammadan Government, and now to distinguished...557
JalmahalClosed fishery.557
BandhuA friend; a relation, a kinsman in general. In law, a cognate kinsman in a remote degree. [54 All 698]558
Dakhil-naklaAn additional or supplementary subordinate village, or sub-division of a Mauza. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s...559
DalalAn agent between buyer and seller, a broker, a salesman. [Wilson’s Glossary]560
Hibanama or HibanamahA deed of gift.[P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]561
AinLaw.562
Shufa, Shufah, ShuffaAny possession coveted; in Mohammadan law, the right of pre-emption vested in partners, coparceners and...566
Ain-AkbariRegulations of Akbar. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon.]566