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Terms Used In 7 Guam Code Ann. § 20425

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
The marshal must return the writ of attachment with the summons if issued at the same time; otherwise within twenty (20) days after its receipt, with a certificate of his proceedings endorsed thereon or attached thereto; and whenever an order has been made discharging or releasing an attachment upon real property, a certified copy of such order must be filed in the Department of Land Management.
SOURCE: CCP § 559.