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18 U.S. Code § 1093 - Definitions

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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.