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18 U.S.C. § 1093 — Definitions

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As used in this chapter—
  1. (1)the term “children” means the plural and means individuals who have not attained the age of eighteen years;
  2. (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. (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. (4)the term “members” means the plural;
  5. (5)the term “national group” means a set of individuals whose identity as such is distinctive in terms of nationality or national origins;
  6. (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. (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. (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.