Alabama Code > Title 45 > Chapter 4 > Article 8 > Part 1 – Circuit Court
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Terms Used In Alabama Code > Title 45 > Chapter 4 > Article 8 > Part 1 - Circuit Court
- circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
- year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1