18 USC § 23 - Court of the United States defined

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title: "18 USC § 23 - Court of the United States defined"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "23"
section_name: "Court of the United States defined"
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXII, § 320914(a), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2128.)"
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# 2 Court of the United States defined

So in original. No section 22 has been enacted.

So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma.

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As used in this title, except where otherwise expressly provided  the term “court of the United States” includes the District Court of Guam, the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands, and the District Court of the Virgin Islands.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXII, § 320914(a), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2128.)