{"data":{"id":"us-gu/7-gca-15704","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"7 GCA § 15704","heading":"Answer in Such Cases.","body":"In the actions mentioned in the last section the defendant may, in his answer, allege both the truth of the matter charged as defamatory and any mitigating circumstances, to reduce the amount of damages, and whether he proves the justification or not, he may give in evidence the mitigating circumstances.","path":["Title 7: Judiciary and Civil Procedure","Division 2 - Civil Actions","Chapter 15: Pleadings in Civil Actions","ARTICLE 7: GENERAL RULES OF PLEADING"],"source_url":"https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/7gc015.pdf","current_through":"P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-27T02:33:08Z","sha256":"b04ef18e9a0037315c3e27a7e9f3141044ef8417582f39c85c93814870db2a38","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/7-gca-15703","next":"us-gu/7-gca-15801"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}