Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-102

§1093 Definitions

Title 18 › PART I — CRIMES › CHAPTER 50A — GENOCIDE › § 1093

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines key terms used in this chapter. Children are people who have not reached 18 years old. Ethnic group is people who share common cultural traditions or heritage. Incites means urging someone to act right away when there is a substantial chance the act will occur. Members means more than one person. National group is people linked by nationality or national origin. Racial group is people identified by physical traits or biological descent. Religious group is people who share religious beliefs or practices. Substantial part is a portion large enough that losing it would destroy the group's ability to survive in the nation.

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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

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102