Terms Used In Alabama Code 6-9-27

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

When execution against the defendant is returned “no property found,” execution may issue against the plaintiff, in the name of the clerk or the register of the court, for all the costs created by him in obtaining his judgment.