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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bhedi | A dyke, an embankment. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 252 |
| Pundit | A learned Brahman. | 252 |
| Sailab | Flooded or kept permanently moist by a river. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 252 |
| Mahbas | A prison, a place of confinement. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 252 |
| Sanad-diwani | A grant of or assignment of land, or rather of the government revenue assessed upon it. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 252 |
| Mehamnkhana, Mihmankhana | A house where a visitor is accommodated, a place for the reception of strangers or visitors in general... | 252 |
| Muhab | A gift, the thing given. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 252 |
| Kanya-dana | The presentation of the bride to the bride groom, by her parent or guardian, the giving of a girl in... | 252 |
| Nikas | Adjustment of accounts; rendering of accounts. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 251 |
| Subah | A province, such as Bengal. | 251 |