crime of domestic violence
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, U.S. Code
Definitions from Case Law
From 559 U.S. 133 - Johnson v. United States · 2010Most cited · 992 citing opinions
an offense that, among other things, has "as an element the use [or] attempted use ...
United States Code
8 U.S.C. § 1227 — in this section (6 versions over time)
Any alien who at any time after admission is convicted of a crime of domestic violence, a crime of stalking, or a crime of child abuse, child neglect, or child abandonment is deportable. For purposes of this clause, the term “crime of domestic violence” means any crime of violence (as defined in section 16 of title 18) against a person committed by a current or former spouse of the person, by an individual with whom the person shares a child in common, by an individual who is cohabiting with or has cohabited with the person as a spouse, by an individual similarly situated to a spouse of the person under the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction where the offense occurs, or by any other individual against a person who is protected from that individual’s acts under the domestic or family violence laws of the United States or any State, Indian tribal government, or unit of local government.