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 |
|---|---|---|
| Daftar | A record, a register, the whole body of papers pertaining to an office; the record of a case. [P Ramanatha... | 842 |
| Dag | A lot or portion of an estate which has been measured, and of which the measurement is recorded in the... | 840 |
| Badrakh | Safe conduct under armed protection; a guide, an agent.[P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 834 |
| Chapatie | A weapon. | 834 |
| Babu | A Hindu title of address, equivalent to Sir or Mr., given to gentlemen, clerks etc. formerly applied... | 832 |
| Badagi | A carpenter. One of the village artisans. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 830 |
| Chanda | Village boundary main survey mark. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 830 |
| Iddat | Iddat is the period during which it is obligatory for a Mohammadan Woman, whose marriage has been dissolved... | 829 |
| Mutawalli, Mutwalli | The Manager of wakf property is called a mutawalli. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] Under... | 828 |
| Babbakiya, Babbuliya | A hanger on about courts of law, ready to give false testimony, or to bring false and malicious charges... | 828 |