34 USC § 40903 - Definitions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t34/s40903"
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title: "34 USC § 40903 - Definitions"
title_number: 34
title_name: "CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
section_number: "40903"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 409
chapter_name: "NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 110–180, § 3, Jan. 8, 2008, 121 Stat. 2560.)"
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# § 40903. Definitions

As used in this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

**(1)** **Court order** section 922(g)(8) of title 18

The term “court order” includes a court order (as described in ).

**(2)** **Mental health terms** section 922(g)(4) of title 18

The terms “adjudicated as a mental defective” and “committed to a mental institution” have the same meanings as in .

**(3)** **Misdemeanor crime of domestic violence** section 921(a)(33) of title 18

The term “misdemeanor crime of domestic violence” has the meaning given the term in .

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 110–180, § 3, Jan. 8, 2008, 121 Stat. 2560.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified in a note under , Crimes and Criminal Procedure, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.