United States Code

Proper noun

Meaning

United States Code

(law) A compilation of the statutes of the United States federal government, with sections arranged by topic rather than by date of enactment, and with superseded and expired sections removed.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Hypernyms

legal code

Examples

“(1) Title 10.—Upon the effective date established by subsection (b), chapter 37 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— Source: Internet

All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371. Source: Internet

Consequently, Title 18 of the United States Code does not have a culpability scheme but relies on more traditional definitions of crimes taken from common law. Source: Internet

However, midshipmen are not entrusted or authorized to exercise Title 10 or Title 50 authority as specified in United States Code. Source: Internet

In case of a conflict between the text of the Statutes at Large and the text of a provision of the United States Code that has not been enacted as positive law, the text of the Statutes at Large takes precedence. Source: Internet

It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

united states border patrol united states civil war United States Coast Guard united states dry unit United States English united states fish and wildlife service