Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 18 > Part I > Chapter 74 - Partial-Birth Abortions

• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• foreign commerce: as used in this title , includes commerce with a foreign country. See 18 USC 10
• individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See 1 USC 8
• Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
• State: means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 1 USC 7
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.