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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Mufassal talukA subordinate, or dependent division of a district or estate. [Wilson’s Glossary]532
MuftiA Mohammadan law officer, whose duty it was to expound the laws which the Kazi was to execute; the later...571
MuhabA gift, the thing given. [Wilson’s Glossary]561
MuhallalLawful, made lawful, that which was not so before; as in law, a woman who having been divorced is married...521
MuhalliOne who makes lawful that was illegal; a man who marries a divorce her when she may be legally remarried...548
MuhammadanSee Mohammadan.551
MuhassilA tax-gatherer, a bailiff, but applied especially to messengers formerly sent to collect arrears of revenue,...650
MuhazaratIn law suing any one in a court of law; also disposing of expected property, or property in reversion,...608
MukarrariA tenancy at fixed rent. The word by itself does not imply any permanent interest. [Mitra’s Legal &...607
Mukarrari-darThe occupant of a form or estate paying a fixed and permanent rate of rent or revenue. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s...536