Terms Used In Alabama Code > Title 11 > Subtitle 2 > Chapter 43 > Article 11 - Predisciplinary Hearings

• Buyer: means a person who buys or contracts to buy goods. See Alabama Code 7-2-103
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• 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.
• Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
• Executive session: A portion of the Senate's daily session in which it considers executive business.
• following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
• law enforcement officer: shall mean an official who is certified by the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission who has authority to make arrests and who is employed by any municipality in the state as a permanent and regular employee with law enforcement duties, including police chiefs and deputy police chiefs. See Alabama Code 11-43-231
• person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Seller: means a person who sells or contracts to sell goods. See Alabama Code 7-2-103
• 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
• writing: includes typewriting and printing on paper. See Alabama Code 1-1-1