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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TitleDetailsHits
Dakhil KarihRegister of mutations.593
KabajA receipt; a rent receipt. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]594
SadiMarriage; marriage ceremony. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]595
NalishA civil or criminal case. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]596
Hiba-bil-iwazA gift for a consideration. It is in reality a sale (Mohammadan law). [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]...598
RafaSettlement or adjustment of a difference or dispute. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]603
AilBoundary of a plot of land.[45 DLR (HCD) (1993) 142]604
AmanatDeposit, charge, anything held in trust, money deposited in Court. [Wilson’s Glossary] The use of word...604
Gulam or GhulamThe son of a female slave, a slave. The word is often used in composition to form a Muhamadan proper...604
SadaqahA gift by a Mahomedan made with the object of acquiring religious merit. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial...604