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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abkari | Taxes or duties on the manufacture and sale of spirituous liquors, and intoxicating drugs. [P Ramanatha... | 559 |
| Chapatie | A weapon. | 558 |
| Jagirdar | One who holds a jagir. The holder of any assignment of revenue. [Wilson’s glossary] | 558 |
| Abwab | Cesses or additions to the regular Land Revenue assessment. [Baden Powell’s Land System in British... | 555 |
| Badshahee Sanad | A royal grant, a written document conveying lands or titles from the ruling power. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s... | 552 |
| Daftarkhanah or Daftar Khanah | A house or room in which records are kept; an office. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 547 |
| Dag | A lot or portion of an estate which has been measured, and of which the measurement is recorded in the... | 545 |
| Abkari Darogha | The head native officer appointed to superintend distilleries, spirit-shops, and the like. [P Ramanatha... | 544 |
| Bagh | A garden, an orchard, a plantation, more particularly a pleasure garden with a summer house or palace,... | 544 |
| Chandai Chauk | The principal market-place of any considerable city. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 544 |