Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73

§1093 Definitions

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Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines key words used in this chapter. Children means more than one person under eighteen; ethnic group means people who share cultural traditions or heritage; incites means urging someone to act immediately when that urging is likely to cause the act; members is the plural form; national group means people who share nationality or national origins; racial group means people who share physical traits or descent; religious group means people who share a creed, beliefs, or rituals; substantial part means a portion so large that losing it would destroy the group's ability to survive within its country.

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Title 18, §1093

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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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18 U.S.C. § 1093

Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

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Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73