official act

(3) the term “official act” means any decision or action on any question, matter, cause, suit, proceeding or controversy, which may at any time be pending, or which may by law be brought before any public official, in such official’s official capacity, or in such official’s place of trust or profit;

Source

18 USC § 201(a)(3)


Scoping language

For the purpose of this section
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