Alabama Code > Title 15 > Chapter 26A – Video Dispositions and Testimony of Victims and Witnesses of Human Trafficking
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| § 15-26A-1 | Video deposition of a victim of or witness to a human trafficking crime |
| § 15-26A-2 | Testimony via closed circuit equipment by a victim of or witness to a human trafficking crime |
Terms Used In Alabama Code > Title 15 > Chapter 26A - Video Dispositions and Testimony of Victims and Witnesses of Human Trafficking
- Chambers: A judge's office.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
- Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
- 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.
- Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.
- Pro se: A Latin term meaning "on one's own behalf"; in courts, it refers to persons who present their own cases without lawyers.