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18 U.S.C. § 1093

Title 18 Chapter 50 Current through PL 119-73 Last updated: March 29, 2026 View on OLRC →
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§ 1093. Definitions

As used in this chapter—

  • (1) the term “children” means the plural and means individuals who have not attained the age of eighteen years;
  • (2) the term “ethnic group” means a set of individuals whose identity as such is distinctive in terms of common cultural traditions or heritage;
  • (3) the term “incites” means urges another to engage imminently in conduct in circumstances under which there is a substantial likelihood of imminently causing such conduct;
  • (4) the term “members” means the plural;
  • (5) the term “national group” means a set of individuals whose identity as such is distinctive in terms of nationality or national origins;
  • (6) the term “racial group” means a set of individuals whose identity as such is distinctive in terms of physical characteristics or biological descent;
  • (7) the term “religious group” means a set of individuals whose identity as such is distinctive in terms of common religious creed, beliefs, doctrines, practices, or rituals; and
  • (8) the term “substantial part” means a part of a group of such numerical significance that the destruction or loss of that part would cause the destruction of the group as a viable entity within the nation of which such group is a part.

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