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U.S. Code/Title 18/§ 16

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18 U.S.C. § 16.Chapter 1

§ 16

Crime of violence defined

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The term “crime of violence” means—

((a)) an offense that has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person or prop­erty of another, or

((b)) any other offense that is a felony and that, by its nature, involves a substantial risk that physical force against the person or property of another may be used in the course of committing the offense.

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Release: pl-119-111 (2026-09-18)

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