Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 20 > Chapter 70 > Subchapter I > Part D > Subpart 3 - General Provisions

• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• 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.
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Ranking minority member: The highest ranking (and usually longest serving) minority member of a committee or subcommittee.
• 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