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(1) “Foreign country” means a government other than:

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 6-9-251

  • 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
  • United States: includes the territories thereof and the District of Columbia. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
a. the United States;
b. a state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States; or
c. any other government with regard to which the decision in this state as to whether to recognize a judgment of that government’s courts is initially subject to determination under the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution.
(2) “Foreign-country judgment” means a judgment of a court of a foreign country.
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