Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 18 : Section 16


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 16. Crime of violence defined

      The term "crime of violence" means - 
        (a) an offense that has as an element the use, attempted use,
      or threatened use of physical force against the person or
      property of another, or
        (b) any other offense that is a felony and that, by its nature,
      involves a substantial risk that physical force against the
      person or property of another may be used in the course of
      committing the offense.



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