{"data":{"id":"us/18-u.s.c.-1093","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"18 U.S.C. § 1093","heading":"Definitions","body":"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.","path":["Title 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 50A—GENOCIDE"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc18@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:53Z","sha256":"6d3d58232b58331ecd6037f1d5d0e02eb5bc77e1a14e8b42b980b768a994411f","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/18-u.s.c.-1092","next":"us/18-u.s.c.-1111"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}