§ 20101 Limits on Arrest
§ 20102 Arrest of Defendant, When
§ 20103 Order of Arrest, by Whom Made
§ 20104 Affidavit for Order of Arrest
§ 20105 Security Thereon
§ 20106 Order, When Made, and Its Form
§ 20107 To Whom Affidavit and Order Must be Delivered
§ 20108 Arrest, How Made
§ 20109 Defendant to be Discharged on Bail or Deposit
§ 20110 Bail, How Given
§ 20111 Surrender of Defendant
§ 20112 Surrender by Bail
§ 20113 Bail, How Proceeded Against
§ 20114 Bail, How Exonerated
§ 20115 Delivery of Undertaking to the Superior Court
§ 20116 Qualifications of Bail
§ 20117 Justification of Bail
§ 20118 Allowance of Bail
§ 20119 Deposit of Money with Chief of Police
§ 20120 Payment of Money into Court by Chief of Police
§ 20121 Substituting Bail for Deposit
§ 20122 Money Deposited, How Applied or Disposed of
§ 20123 Vacation of Order of Arrest
§ 20124 When the Order Vacated or Bail Reduced
§ 20125 When Judge is to Assess Damages to the Defendant
§ 20201 Delivery of Personal Property, When it May be Claimed
§ 20202 Affidavit and Its Requisites
§ 20203 Requisition to Marshal to Take and Deliver the Property
§ 20204 Security on the Part of the Plaintiff, and Proceedings in\r\nServing the Order
§ 20205 Exception to Sureties: Justification
§ 20206 Defendant, When Entitled to Redelivery
§ 20207 Defendant\’s Sureties Must Justify
§ 20208 Qualification of Sureties
§ 20210 Property, How Kept
§ 20211 Claim of Property by Third Person
§ 20212 Notice and Affidavit, When and Where to be Filed
§ 20213 Protection of Plaintiff in Possession of Property
§ 20301 Injunction: What is, and Who May Grant it
§ 20302 When Injunction May or May Not Be Granted
§ 20303 Injunction After Answer
§ 20304 Injunction to Suspend Business of a Corporation
§ 20305 When to be Vacated or Modified
§ 20401 When Attachment May be Issued
§ 20402 Affidavit for Attachment
§ 20403 Undertaking on Attachment; Exceptions to Sureties
§ 20404 Writ: To Whom Directed and What to State; If More Than\r\nOne Defendant; Several Writs May be Issued at Same Time
§ 20405 Shares of Stock and Debts Due Defendant, How Attached and\r\nDisposed of
§ 20406 Attachment of Real and Personal Property: Real Property: Personal Property; Corporate Stock: Expense of Taking and Keeping; Debts and Credits
§ 20407 Attachment Liens on Real Property; Expiration; Extension
§ 20408 Release of Attachments and Garnishments
§ 20409 Attorney to Give Written Instruction to Marshal on What to\r\nAttach
§ 20410 Garnishment, When Garnishee Liable to Plaintiff
§ 20411 Citation to Garnishee to Appear Before a Court or Judge
§ 20412 Inventory, How Made
§ 20413 Perishable Property, How Sold
§ 20414 Sale as Under Execution When Advisable
§ 20415 Personal Property
§ 20416 If Plaintiff Obtains Judgment, How Satisfied
§ 20417 When There Remains a Balance Due, How Collected
§ 20418 When Suits May Be Commenced on the Undertaking
§ 20419 If Defendant Recovers Judgment, Duty of Marshal
§ 20420 Proceedings to Release Attachments
§ 20421 Requirements by Court for Release from Attachment
§ 20422 When a Motion to Discharge Attachment May be Made
§ 20423 When Motion Made on Affidavit it May be Opposed by\r\nAffidavit
§ 20424 Discharge of Attachment
§ 20425 Return of Writ of Attachment
§ 20426 Alias Writs
§ 20427 Release of Real Property From Attachment
§ 20428 Attachment of Interest of Defendant in Estate of Decedent
§ 20501 Appointment of Receivers
§ 24502 Appointment of Receiver Upon Dissolution of Corporations
§ 24503 Receiver, Restrictions on Appointment; Ex Parte Application, Undertaking On
§ 20504 Oath and Undertaking of Receiver
§ 20505 Powers of Receivers
§ 20506 Investment of Funds
§ 20507 Notice of Unclaimed Funds in Receiver\’s Hands; Disposition of
§ 20508 Bank May be Appointed Receiver
§ 20601 Clerk to Deposit Money Received
§ 20602 Manner of Enforcing Order
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Terms Used In Guam Code > Title 7 > Chapter 20 - Provisional Remedies in Civil Actions

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • 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.
  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • 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.
  • Legatee: A beneficiary of a decedent
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • 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.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Trust account: A general term that covers all types of accounts in a trust department, such as estates, guardianships, and agencies. Source: OCC
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.