Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 18 : Section 1093


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 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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