Terms Used In Alabama Code > Title 45 > Chapter 52 > Article 17 > Part 1 - Environment

• Amortization: Paying off a loan by regular installments.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. ^{Source: OCC}
• 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