Terms Used In Alabama Code > Title 12 > Chapter 17 > Article 12 - Secretaries

• Bequeath: To gift property by will.
• circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Devise: To gift property by will.
• person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
• Probate: Proving a will
• 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
• Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• United States: includes the territories thereof and the District of Columbia. See Alabama Code 1-1-1