Sec. 1002. definitions
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## Sec. 1002 definitions As used in this title, the term— ####
(1)“**Board**” means the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation; ####
(2)“**Corporation**” means the Legal Services Corporation established under this title; ####
(3)“**eligible client**” means any person financially unable to afford legal assistance; ####
(4)“**Governor**” means the chief executive officer of a State; ####
(5)“**legal assistance**” means the provision of any legal services consistent with the purposes and provisions of this title; ####
(6)“**recipient**” means any grantee, contractee, or recipient of financial assistance described in clause
(A)of section 1006(a)(1); ####
(7)“**staff attorney**” means an attorney who receives more than one-half of his annual professional income from a recipient organized solely for the provision of legal assistance to eligible clients under this title; and ####
(8)“**State**” means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States **[**[42 U.S.C. 2996a](/us/usc/t42/s2996a)**]**
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