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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Salami TaojiPayable with rent. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]270
Sanadi-zamindarA zamindar appointed under a royal patent, on default of heirs, to succeed to another zamindar, or on...270
IlanAnnouncing, proclaiming, making kwon.[P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]270
SarkarThe Government, the supreme authority in the state. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]270
JhilLow-lying rice and retentive of moisture also a pond for irrigation. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]270
KhairatAlms, charity; lands given as charitable endowments. The term is more especially applicable to grants...269
AmanatdariGuardianship, agency, trust. [Wilson’s Glossary]269
SalishkarAn arbitrator.269
Sama-vedaOne of the four Vedas- the primary source of all Hindu Codes. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]...269
MunshiA writer, a secretary. The word is very commonly used among Europeans to denote a teacher of Arabic,...269