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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fasli | Relating to a harvest. The Muhammadan official era. An agricultural lease containing the term ‘fasli’... | 548 |
| Futwa or futwah | (see Fatawa) A judicial decree, sentence, order or judgment: particularly when delivered by a Mufti or... | 548 |
| Fasid | Invalid, Irregular. A muslim marriage contracted without witness is fasid, that is, irregular, but not... | 549 |
| Idgah | A platform, sometimes screened or enclosed by a brick wall, where Mahomedans assemble for occasional... | 550 |
| Ijardari-patta | A lease, for a form, giving authority to the holder to occupy and cultivate, or receive the rents of... | 552 |
| Kafir | An unbeliever, one who does not accept the teaching of Mohammad. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 553 |
| Rai or Ray | Judgment or verdict of a Court of Law. During the time of the mohammadan government it was title given... | 556 |
| Faraiz | The legal knowledge of dividing inheritance according to the Muhammadan law. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial... | 556 |
| Panchaiti | A court of arbitration; the award of such a court. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 557 |
| Babu, Baboo | A general title of respect attached to natives in Bengal. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 558 |