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18 U.S.C. 1093: DefinitionsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 18-CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURECHAPTER 50A-GENOCIDE
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§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.

(Added Pub. L. 100–606, § 2(a) , Nov. 4, 1988 , 102 Stat. 3046 .)