official act
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
the term “official act” means any decision or action on any question, matter, cause, suit, proceeding or controversy, which may at any time be pending, or which may by law be brought before any public official, in such official’s official capacity, or in such official’s place of trust or profit.
Source
- 1994–present18 U.S.C. § 201Crimes and Criminal Procedure · Bribery of public officials and witnesses · in this section