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18 U.S.C. § 5

United States defined

United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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18 U.S.C. § 5, United States defined, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/448635
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The term “United States”, as used in this title in a territorial sense, includes all places and waters, continental or insular, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, except the Canal Zone.

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