Alabama Code > Title 6 > Chapter 9 > Article 8 – Revival of Judgments

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• Amendment : A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• circuit : means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
• Contract : A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Docket : A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
• Executor : A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
• following : means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
• Guardian : A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• 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.
• Lien : A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• month : means a calendar month. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
• person : includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
• Plaintiff : The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
• Power of attorney : A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
• preceding : means next before. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
• Probate : Proving a will
• property : includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
• 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
• Trustee : A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• writing : includes typewriting and printing on paper. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
• 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