Distribute
Defined in 7 places across 4 titles of the United States Code.
As used in this section, the term “distribute” means to send, transmit, retransmit, telecast, broadcast, or cablecast, including by wire, microwave, or satellite, or to produce or provide material for such distribution.
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- 1994–present18 U.S.C. § 1468Crimes and Criminal Procedure · Distributing obscene material by cable or subscription television · as used in this section
“Distribute” means sell, issue, give, transfer, or otherwise dispose of.
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- 1994–present18 U.S.C. § 841Crimes and Criminal Procedure · Definitions · as used in this chapter
“Distribute” means to sell, lease, or assign a product to consumers in the United States, or to sell, lease, or assign a product in the United States for ultimate transfer to consumers in the United States.
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- 1994–present17 U.S.C. § 1001Copyrights · Definitions · as used in this chapter
Distribute.—The term “distribute” means delivering to the actual or constructive possession of another, including transmission by electronic means.
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- 2011–202610 U.S.C. § 920cArmed Forces · Art. 120c. Other sexual misconduct · in this section
Distribute.—The term "distribute" means to deliver to the actual or constructive possession of another person, including transmission by mail or electronic means.
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- 2017–202610 U.S.C. § 917aArmed Forces · Art. 117a. Wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images · in this section
The term “distribute” means delivering to the actual or constructive possession of another, including transmission by electronic means.
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- 2026–present10 U.S.C. § 920cArmed Forces · Art. 120c. Other sexual misconduct · in this section
The term “distribute” means to deliver (other than by administering or dispensing) a controlled substance or a listed chemical. The term “distributor” means a person who so delivers a controlled substance or a listed chemical.
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- 1994–present21 U.S.C. § 802Food and Drugs · Definitions · as used in this subchapter
The term “distribute” means to deliver to the actual or constructive possession of another person, including transmission by mail or electronic means.
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- 2026–present10 U.S.C. § 917aArmed Forces · Art. 117a. Wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images · in this section
The term “distribute” or “distribution” means the sale, purchase, trade, delivery, handling, storage, or receipt of a product, and does not include the dispensing of a product pursuant to a prescription executed in accordance with section 353(b)(1) of this title or the dispensing of a product approved under section 360b(b) of this title.
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- 2013–present21 U.S.C. § 360eeeFood and Drugs · Definitions · in this part