18 USC § 3528 - Definition

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title: "18 USC § 3528 - Definition"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "3528"
section_name: "Definition"
chapter_number: 224
chapter_name: "PROTECTION OF WITNESSES"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 1208, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2163.)"
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# § 3528. Definition

For purposes of this chapter, the term “State” means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession of the United States.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 1208, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2163.)

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