D.C. Code § 15-362: Definitions.

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:

(1)

“Foreign country” means a government other than:

(A)

The United States;

(B)

The District of Columbia, a state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States; or

(C)

Any other government with regard to which the decision in the District of Columbia as to whether to recognize a judgment of that government’s courts is initially subject to determination under the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution.

(2)

“Foreign-country judgment” means a judgment of a court of a foreign country.