Terms Used In Alabama Code > Title 13A > Chapter 10 > Article 8 - Endangering Food and Water Supply

• Authority: means the Anniston Downtown Development Authority, a public corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of this part. See Alabama Code 45-8A-20.01
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
• State: means the State of Alabama. See Alabama Code 45-8A-20.01
• Usury: Charging an illegally high interest rate on a loan. ^{Source: OCC}