Terms Used In Alabama Code 15-8-26

  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.

Any fact which is unknown to the grand jury and which is not a material ingredient of the offense may be so charged in the indictment.