25 CFR § 11.1200 - Definitions.

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title: "25 CFR § 11.1200 - Definitions."
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title_name: "Indians"
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chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
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part_name: "COURTS OF INDIAN OFFENSES AND LAW AND ORDER CODE"
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# 11.1200 Definitions.

For purposes of this subpart:

*Domestic violence* means to inflict physical harm, bodily injury, or sexual assault, or the fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, or sexual assault on a family member.

*Family member* means any of the following:

(1) A spouse;

(2) A former spouse;

(3) A person related by blood;

(4) A person related by existing or prior marriage;

(5) A person who resides or resided with the defendant;

(6) A person with whom the defendant has a child in common; or

(7) A person with whom the defendant is or was in a dating or intimate relationship.

*Parent* means persons who have a child in common, regardless of whether they have been married or have lived together at any time.