Terms Used In Alabama Code > Title 45 > Chapter 16 > Article 24 > Part 1 - Board of Equalization

• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
• month: means a calendar month. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
• Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
• year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1