42 U.S.C. § 10701 : US Code - Section 10701: Definitions

Search 42 U.S.C. § 10701 : US Code - Section 10701: Definitions

As used in this chapter, the term -
(1) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Institute;
(2) "Director" means the Executive Director of the Institute;
(3) "Governor" means the Chief Executive Officer of a State;
(4) "Institute" means the State Justice Institute;
(5) "recipient" means any grantee, contractor, or recipient of
financial assistance under this chapter;
(6) "State" means any State of the United States, the District
of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands,
Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust
Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any other territory or
possession of the United States;
(7) "Supreme Court" means the highest appellate court within a
State unless, for the purposes of this chapter, a
constitutionally or legislatively established judicial council
acts in place of that court; and
(8) "domestic violence" means -
(A) any action that constitutes -
(i) attempting to cause or intentionally, knowingly, or
recklessly causing bodily injury or physical illness;
(ii) rape, sexual assault, or causing involuntary deviate
sexual intercourse;
(iii) placing by physical menace another in fear of
imminent serious bodily injury; or
(iv) the infliction of false imprisonment;
if such action is taken by one of 2 spouses, former spouses, or
sexual or intimate partners against the other spouse, former
spouse, or partner and the 2 of whom share biological
parenthood of, have adopted, are legal custodians of, or are
stepparents of a minor child; or
(B) physically or sexually abusing such minor child if such
abuse is inflicted by either of such spouses, former spouses,
or partners.