As used under this chapter these terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) DEPARTMENT. The State Department of Veterans’ Affairs.

Terms Used In Alabama Code 31-5-1

  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. 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
  • United States: includes the territories thereof and the District of Columbia. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(2) THE STATE BOARD. The State Board of Veterans’ Affairs.
(3) STATE COMMISSIONER. The State Service Commissioner.
(4) VETERAN. Except as otherwise used in this chapter, such term shall mean any person, male or female, who served on active duty, whether commissioned, enlisted, inducted, appointed or mustered into the military or naval service of the United States during any war in which the United States has been engaged, and who shall have been discharged or released from such services under conditions other than dishonorable.
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