Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 14 Sec. 7204

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • lands: includes lands and all tenements and hereditaments connected therewith, and all rights thereto and interests therein. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
If the defendant does not appear and answer to such information, judgment shall be rendered that the State be reseized of its lands.