mental abnormality
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
The term “mental abnormality” means a congenital or acquired condition of a person that affects the emotional or volitional capacity of the person in a manner that predisposes that person to the commission of criminal sexual acts to a degree that makes the person a menace to the health and safety of other persons.
Source
- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 14071The Public Health and Welfare · Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program · for purposes of this section