(a) The definitions in Sections 13A-10-1, 13A-10-60 and 13A-10-100 are applicable in this article unless the context otherwise requires.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 13A-10-120

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Juror: A person who is on the jury.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(b) The following definitions are also applicable in this article:

(1) JUROR. Any person who is a member of any jury, including a grand jury, impaneled by any court of this state or by any public servant authorized by law to impanel a jury. The term juror also includes any person who has been summoned or whose name has been drawn to attend as a prospective juror.
(2) TESTIMONY. Such term includes oral or written statements, documents or any other material that may be offered as evidence in an official proceeding.
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