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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ajat-putra | A man to whom no son has been born (and who has therefore power to adopt one).[P Ramanatha Aiyer’s... | 441 |
| Chamar | A man of a low caste, whose business is working in hides and leather, a curvier, tanner, shoemaker, a... | 528 |
| Dag | A lot or portion of an estate which has been measured, and of which the measurement is recorded in the... | 548 |
| Gamcha | A long cloth. | 457 |
| Ariyat | A loan of anything which is itself to be returned. Land or orchards of which the owner allows others... | 320 |
| Hath-chithi | A letter or note written or avouched by the hand of a letter from a person of station, either in his... | 249 |
| Ijardari-patta | A lease, for a form, giving authority to the holder to occupy and cultivate, or receive the rents of... | 514 |
| Ijara-nama | A lease, any document under which a lease or farm is held. [Wilson’s glossary] | 471 |
| Ijara | A lease or farm of land revenue other proprietary right as distinguished from patta or lease of land... | 492 |
| Batti | A land measure. [Baden Powell’s Land System in British India] | 262 |