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 |
|---|---|---|
| Riti | Custom, usage; tradition prevalent. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 379 |
| Hissa-raiyati | The ryot’s share of the produce. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 379 |
| Shikari | A hunter, one engaged in, or whose profession is, the pusuit of game. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law... | 379 |
| Kayastha | A caste so termed, or a a member or it, sprung from a kshatriya father and Vaisya mother the occupation... | 378 |
| Musafirkhana | A rest house for travelers, a sarai. The name among Hindus is dharmasala. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The... | 378 |
| Sirimah | The allowance paid to a proprietor of Sir lands when he is out of actual possession of them. [Wilson’s... | 378 |
| Rasum | Fees, perquisites, customary payments and gratuities commission or allowances upon articles bought and... | 378 |
| Malika rusum | Proprietary dues. | 378 |
| Jatiya Party Bangladesh | National Party Bangladesh; a political party in Bangladesh. | 378 |
| Jihad | Mutual effort, a general effort such as Mohammadan preached to exterminate unbelievers; a holy war, a... | 378 |