Release point 114-321not255 · current through 12/16/2016
Current through Public Law 114-321 (12/16/2016), except 114-255.
114-321 is not ingested; this is Title 18 as published at 114-321not255 (2016-12-16), which is the latest release point at or before it that carries this title.
Or hold Shift for the citation, Alt for both, Ctrl/⌘ for a link.
§ 16.
Crime of violence defined
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.