18 USC 16 - Sec. 16. Crime of violence defined

18 USC - U.S. Code - Title 18: Crimes and Criminal Procedure (January 2004)


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The term "crime of violence" means - (a) an offense that has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person or property of another, or (b) any other offense that is a felony and that, by its nature, involves a substantial risk that physical force against the person or property of another may be used in the course of committing the offense.


Section Referred To In Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 25, 931, 1956, 3181, 3663A of this title; title 2 sections 1961, 1967; title 8 sections 1101, 1227; title 20 sections 1232g, 6736; title 21 section 841; title 22 sections 2728, 4304b; title 42 sections 1437f, 3796ll-3, 13981, 14135a, 14503; title 50 section 403o.

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