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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jihad | Mutual effort, a general effort such as Mohammadan preached to exterminate unbelievers; a holy war, a... | 378 |
| Shart | Contract; agreement; condition. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 378 |
| Mukarrair-patta | A lease for a definite extent of land at a fixed sum, not liable to any extra charge. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 378 |
| Sriti | See Smriti. | 377 |
| Baghichadar | owner of a grove; allowed to be plot or sub-proprietor of it. [Baden Powell’s Land System in British... | 377 |
| Batti | A land measure. [Baden Powell’s Land System in British India] | 377 |
| Purohit | A family priest; one who conducts religious ceremonies of a family or householder. [Mitra’s Legal &... | 377 |
| Miaadi | Limited; for a term only. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 377 |
| Muafi, Muaafi | Remitted, exempted from payment of rent or tax. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 377 |
| Sirwan | A person appointed by the owner of a village to superintend its affairs and enforce cultivation. [Wilson’s... | 376 |