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...583
RasmiUsual, customary. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]583
RehanMortgage, pledge, pawn. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary]583
Hissab NamehA deed of partition.583
SirwanA person appointed by the owner of a village to superintend its affairs and enforce cultivation. [Wilson’s...582
NathiDocument, manuscript, paper, text.582
BattiA land measure. [Baden Powell’s Land System in British India]582
IlanAnnouncing, proclaiming, making kwon.[P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]582
SarkarThe Government, the supreme authority in the state. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]582
Sharif, ShereefA descendent of Mohammad through his daughter Fatima. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon]582