Alabama Code > Title 45 > Chapter 3 > Article 8 > Part 1 – Circuit Courts
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Terms Used In Alabama Code > Title 45 > Chapter 3 > Article 8 > Part 1 - Circuit Courts
- Arraignment: A proceeding in which an individual who is accused of committing a crime is brought into court, told of the charges, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty.
- circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- 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
- Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.