2013 US Code
Title 18 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Part I - CRIMES (§§ 1 - 2725)
Chapter 50A - GENOCIDE (§§ 1091 - 1093)
Section 1093 - Definitions
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PART I - CRIMES CHAPTER 50A - GENOCIDE Sec. 1093 - Definitions |
Contains | section 1093 |
Date | 2013 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 100-606, §2(a), Nov. 4, 1988, 102 Stat. 3046. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 102 Stat. 3046 |
Public Law Reference | Public Law 100-606 |
Download PDF
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.
(Added Pub. L. 100–606, §2(a), Nov. 4, 1988, 102 Stat. 3046.)
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. The United States Government Printing Office may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the US site. Please check official sources.