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 |
|---|---|---|
| Koti | Ten millions; a hundred lakhs, or ten hundred thousands; commonly termed a kror or Crore.[Wilson’s... | 271 |
| Bhedi | A dyke, an embankment. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 271 |
| Pundit | A learned Brahman. | 271 |
| Halakat | Homicide. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 271 |
| Hath-chithi | A letter or note written or avouched by the hand of a letter from a person of station, either in his... | 271 |
| Mahbas | A prison, a place of confinement. [Wilson’s Glossary] | 271 |
| Mehamnkhana, Mihmankhana | A house where a visitor is accommodated, a place for the reception of strangers or visitors in general... | 271 |
| Satin | A co-wife, expressing the relationship of man’s different wives; each is said to be Satin to the other.... | 271 |
| Nathi | Document, manuscript, paper, text. | 270 |
| Samani-vriddhi | Moderate interest. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 270 |