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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SirimahThe allowance paid to a proprietor of Sir lands when he is out of actual possession of them. [Wilson’s...449
KharachExpenditure, disbursement, the debit side of an account paper.[Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]449
Sagotro sapindaA kinsman by common descent who is also connected by obsequial offerings. [Wilson’s Glossary]449
ShartContract; agreement; condition. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]449
Mukarrair-pattaA lease for a definite extent of land at a fixed sum, not liable to any extra charge. [Wilson’s Glossary]449
KayasthaA caste so termed, or a a member or it, sprung from a kshatriya father and Vaisya mother the occupation...448
KirazRepaying, borrowing, a debt: in law a kind of partnership in which one party advances the capital, the...448
RasmiUsual, customary. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]448
HakkiyatRights and interests.448
MuezzinThe officer who chants the Azan. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]448