U.S. Code > Title 34 > Subtitle II > Chapter 209 > Subchapter II – Civil Commitment of Dangerous Sex Offenders
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Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 34 > Subtitle II > Chapter 209 > Subchapter II - Civil Commitment of Dangerous Sex Offenders
- individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See 1 USC 8
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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
- whoever: include corporations, companies, associations, firms, partnerships, societies, and joint stock companies, as well as individuals. See 1 USC 1