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Terms Used In 7 Guam Code Ann. § 20201

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
The plaintiff in an action to recover the possession of personal property may at the time of issuing the summons, or at any time before answer, claim the delivery of such property to him as provided in this Article.

SOURCE: CCP § 509.