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 |
|---|---|---|
| Naib-i-Nazim | Deputy of the Nazim or Government. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 822 |
| Benami | Transactions in sale of land, etc., designed to conceal the real owner, wherein one person’s name appears... | 822 |
| Mahaldar | An officer in charge of the revenue and police of a district. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 822 |
| Dakhil Karih | Register of mutations. | 823 |
| Daya Vibhaga | A digest on ancient Hindu law written by Madhava. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 824 |
| Maharani | A queen either in her own right or as wife of a Raja. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 826 |
| Magh | A Bengali Calendar month. | 827 |
| Panda | Priest of a temple; one who helps others in entering a temple and worship the deity. [Mitra’s Legal... | 829 |
| Batil | Void from the beginning. That under the Mahomedan law, a marriage with a woman prohibited by reason of... | 829 |
| Namaz | Muslim prayer. | 830 |