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Code · U.S. Code · Title 34 - CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT · CHAPTER 409— NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM · § 40903

§ 40903. Definitions

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As used in this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
(1)Court order The term “court order” includes a court order (as described in section 922(g)(8) of title 18).
(2)Mental health terms The terms “adjudicated as a mental defective” and “committed to a mental institution” have the same meanings as in section 922(g)(4) of title 18.
(3)Misdemeanor crime of domestic violence The term “misdemeanor crime of domestic violence” has the meaning given the term in section 921(a)(33) of title 18.
(Pub. L. 110–180, § 3, Jan. 8, 2008, 121 Stat. 2560.)
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