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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abkari Mahal | The department or office of Abkari, or the excise office. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 901 |
| Carta | A charter or written instrument. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 901 |
| Panchait, panchayat | A village council. | 901 |
| Eid-al-fitr | The festival of breaking fast, the great Mohammadan holiday held on the 1st day of Shawal, when the Ramzan... | 906 |
| Badshahee Sanad | A royal grant, a written document conveying lands or titles from the ruling power. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s... | 907 |
| Chamar | A man of a low caste, whose business is working in hides and leather, a curvier, tanner, shoemaker, a... | 907 |
| Chandai Chauk | The principal market-place of any considerable city. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 907 |
| Chanda | Village boundary main survey mark. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 908 |
| Futwa or futwah | (see Fatawa) A judicial decree, sentence, order or judgment: particularly when delivered by a Mufti or... | 908 |
| Badagi | A carpenter. One of the village artisans. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 911 |