{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-7-2-103","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 7-2-103","heading":"Definitions and Index of Definitions.","body":"(1) In this article unless the context otherwise requires:\n(a) “Buyer” means a person who buys or contracts to buy goods.\n(b) “Good faith” in the case of a merchant means honesty in fact and the observance of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing in the trade.\n(c) “Receipt” of goods means taking physical possession of them.\n(d) “Seller” means a person who sells or contracts to sell goods.\n(2) Other definitions applying to this article or to specified parts thereof and the sections in which they appear are:\n“Acceptance.” Section 7-2-606.\n“Banker’s credit.” Section 7-2-325.\n“Between merchants.” Section 7-2-104.\n“Cancellation.” Section 7-2-106 (4).\n“Commercial unit.” Section 7-2-105.\n“Confirmed credit.” Section 7-2-325.\n“Conforming to contract.” Section 7-2-106.\n“Contract for sale.” Section 7-2-106.\n“Cover.” Section 7-2-712.\n“Entrusting.” Section 7-2-403.\n“Financing agency.” Section 7-2-104.\n“Future goods.” Section 7-2-105.\n“Goods.” Section 7-2-105.\n“Identification.” Section 7-2-501.\n“Installment contract.” Section 7-2-612.\n“Letter of credit.” Section 7-2-325.\n“Lot.” Section 7-2-105.\n“Merchant.” Section 7-2-104.\n“Overseas.” Section 7-2-323.\n“Person in position of seller.” Section 7-2-707.\n“Present sale.” Section 7-2-106.\n“Sale.” Section 7-2-106.\n“Sale on approval.” Section 7-2-326.\n“Sale or return.” Section 7-2-326.\n“Termination.” Section 7-2-106.\n(3) “Control” as provided in Section 7-7-106, and the following definitions in other articles apply to this article:\n“Check.” Section 7-3-104.\n“Consignee.” Section 7-7-102.\n“Consignor.” Section 7-7-102.\n“Consumer goods.” Section 7-9A-102.\n“Dishonor.” Section 7-3-502.\n“Draft.” Section 7-3-104.\n(4) In addition Article 1 contains general definitions and principles of construction and interpretation applicable throughout this article.","path":["Title 7 Commercial Code.","Article 2 Sales.","Part 1 Short Title, General Construction, and Subject Matter."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=7-2-103","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"dffe9952642fdd89c8ccc894f439d1521a5268eae2dc8c1119cd2263a5194439","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-7-2-102","next":"us-al/ala.-code-7-2-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}