Terms Used In Alabama Code > Title 45 > Chapter 36 > Article 16 > Part 2 - Liability for Monetary Loss

• 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.
• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Probate: Proving a will
• property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1