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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 · Sec. 20101

Sec. 20101. DEFINITIONS

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## SEC. 20101 DEFINITIONS **[**[34 U.S.C. 12101](/us/usc/t34/s12101)**]** Unless otherwise provided, for purposes of this subtitle— ####
(1)the term “**indeterminate sentencing**” means a system by which— #####
(A)the court may impose a sentence of a range defined by statute; and #####
(B)an administrative agency, generally the parole board, or the court, controls release within the statutory range; ####
(2)the term “**part 1 violent crime**” means murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault as reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for purposes of the Uniform Crime Reports; and ####
(3)the term “**State**” means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
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