18 U.S.C. § 1093 — Definitions

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.