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Terms Used In 7 Guam Code Ann. § 32101

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
A judgment by confession may be entered without notice, either for money due or to secure any person against contingent liability on behalf of the defendant, or both, in the manner prescribed by this Article. Such judgment may be entered in any court having jurisdiction for like amounts.
SOURCE: CCP § 1132.

CROSS-REFERENCES: See Guam Rules of Civil Procedure 77(c)(8), 91(a)(3) and
92(n)(1)(C).