Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 18 > Part I > Chapter 61 - Lotteries

• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• foreign commerce: as used in this title , includes commerce with a foreign country. See 18 USC 10
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• organization: means a person other than an individual. See 18 USC 18
• Postal Service: means the United States Postal Service established under title 39, and every officer and employee of that Service, whether or not such officer or employee has taken the oath of office. See 18 USC 12
• Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
• United States: as used in this title in a territorial sense, includes all places and waters, continental or insular, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, except the Canal Zone. See 18 USC 5
• whoever: include corporations, companies, associations, firms, partnerships, societies, and joint stock companies, as well as individuals. See 1 USC 1