Alabama Code > Title 30 > Chapter 3D > Article 2 – Jurisdiction
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- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
- United States: includes the territories thereof and the District of Columbia. See Alabama Code 1-1-1