Terms Used In Alabama Code > Title 27 > Chapter 31D - Homeowners Insurance Discount for Windstorm Mitigation

• Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
• juries: include courts or judges in all cases when a jury trial is waived, or when the court or judge is authorized to ascertain and determine the facts as well as the law. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
• Juror: A person who is on the jury.
• Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
• Legatee: A beneficiary of a decedent
• Petit jury: A group of citizens who hear the evidence presented by both sides at trial and determine the facts in dispute. Federal criminal juries consist of 12 persons. Federal civil juries consist of six persons.
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
• Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
• Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.