42 U.S.C. § 10701: Definitions

“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Institute; “Director” means the Executive Director of the Institute; “Governor” means the Chief Executive Officer of a State; “Institute” means the State Justice Institute; “recipient” means any grantee, contractor, or recipient of financial assistance under this chapter; “State” means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States; “Supreme Court” means the highest appellate court within a State unless, for the purposes of this chapter, a constitutionally or legislatively established judicial council acts in place of that court; and attempting to cause or intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causing bodily injury or physical illness; rape, sexual assault, or causing involuntary deviate sexual intercourse; placing by physical menace another in fear of imminent serious bodily injury; or the infliction of false imprisonment; physically or sexually abusing such minor child if such abuse is inflicted by either of such spouses, former spouses, or partners.