Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 76 > Chapter 5 > Part 7 - Genital Mutilation

• Actor: means a person whose criminal responsibility is in issue in a criminal action. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
• Conduct: means an act or omission. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
• 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.
• female genital mutilation: means any procedure that involves partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or any harmful procedure to the female genitalia, including:

  (a)	clitoridectomy;

  (b)	the partial or total removal of the clitoris or the prepuce;

  (c)	excision or the partial or total removal of the clitoris and the labia minora, with or without excision of the labia majora;

  (d)	infibulation or the narrowing of the vaginal orifice with the creation of a covering seal by cutting and appositioning the labia minora or the labia majora, with or without excision of the clitoris;

  (e)	pricking, piercing, incising, or scraping, and cauterizing the genital area; or

  (f)

  any other actions intended to alter the structure or function of the female genitalia for non-medical reasons. See Utah Code 76-5-701 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. Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit. State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5