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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chari | Jawar sown close and not suffered to run to seed, but cut unripe, and used as fodder for cattle. [P Ramanatha... | 900 |
| Naib-Tahsildar | The deputy or assistant of the Tahsildar. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 897 |
| Baghayati | Fit for, or relating to, garden cultivation; Land having much garden ground; raised on garden ground.... | 897 |
| Ijardari-patta | A lease, for a form, giving authority to the holder to occupy and cultivate, or receive the rents of... | 895 |
| Abkari | Taxes or duties on the manufacture and sale of spirituous liquors, and intoxicating drugs. [P Ramanatha... | 893 |
| Babu, Baboo | A general title of respect attached to natives in Bengal. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 891 |
| Daftarkhanah or Daftar Khanah | A house or room in which records are kept; an office. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 890 |
| Hajib-nuksan | In Mohammadan law, partial exclusion with respect to inheritance, or substitution of one share to another,... | 890 |
| Ijahar | a deposition in court; an affidavit; a statement or information to the police. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial... | 889 |
| Charcha | A tenant of a tenant. [Baden Powell’s Land System in British India] | 888 |