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Terms Used In 7 Guam Code Ann. § 20207

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
The defendant‘s sureties, upon notice to the plaintiff of not less than two (2) nor more than five (5) days, must justify before a judge, or the clerk, of the court in which the action is pending in the same manner as upon bail on arrest; and upon such justification the officer taking the property must deliver the property to the defendant. Such officer is responsible for the defendant’s sureties until they justify, or until the justification is completed or waived, and may retain the property until that time. If they, or others in their place, fail to justify at the time and place appointed, he must deliver the property to the plaintiff.
SOURCE: CCP § 515; Added by P.L. 4-89.