United States Code
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The United States Code is the official compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal statutes of the United States.
Aliases (10)
- U.S.C. ×2
- United States federal statute ×2
- 4 U.S.C. § 68 ×1
- 4 U.S.C. § 95 ×1
- U.S. Code ×1
- United States Code (various titles and sections) ×1
- United States Code Title 25 (Indians) ×1
- United States Code Title 28 ×1
- United States Code provisions governing the Department of the Treasury ×1
- United States federal law ×1
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
codification of law
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compilation of statutes → federal statute collection → |
| authority | enacted statutes of the United States Congress → |
| branchOfGovernment |
United States Congress
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surface form: "Legislative Branch of the United States"
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| category | federal legislation → |
| citationAbbreviation |
United States Code
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surface form: "U.S.C."
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| contains |
chapters
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sections → titles → |
| country | United States of America → |
| distinguishedFrom |
United States Constitution
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federal case law → state statutory codes → |
| exampleCitation | 42 U.S.C. § 1983 → |
| hasComponent |
Title 18 – Crimes and Criminal Procedure
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Internal Revenue Code →
surface form: "Title 26 – Internal Revenue Code"
Title 28 – Judiciary and Judicial Procedure → |
| hasDigitalVersion | yes → |
| hasPrintVersion | yes → |
| includes |
non-positive law titles
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positive law titles → |
| jurisdiction | federal law of the United States → |
| language | English → |
| legalStatus | official codification of federal statutes → |
| legalSystem | common law system of the United States → |
| madeAvailableOnlineBy |
Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives
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surface form: "Office of the Law Revision Counsel"
Government Printing Office →
surface form: "U.S. Government Publishing Office"
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| maintainedBy |
Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives
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surface form: "Office of the Law Revision Counsel"
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| numberOfTitles | 54 titles → |
| officialName | United States Code → |
| organizedBy | subject matter → |
| partOf | United States federal legal framework → |
| primaryCitationFormat | title number, U.S.C., section number → |
| publisher | Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives → |
| relatedTo |
Code of Federal Regulations
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United States Statutes at Large →
surface form: "Statutes at Large"
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| scope | general and permanent federal statutes → |
| shortName |
United States Code
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surface form: "U.S. Code"
University of Southern California →
surface form: "USC"
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| updatedBy |
acts of Congress
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public laws → |
| updateProcess | codification of new statutes and amendments → |
| usedBy |
courts of the United States
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federal agencies → legal practitioners → legal scholars → |
| usedFor |
drafting legal documents
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legal research → statutory interpretation → |
Referenced by (117)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "United States federal law"
this entity surface form: "U.S.C."
subject surface form: "Administrative Procedure Act"
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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codifiedIn
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United States Code
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this entity surface form: "United States Code (various titles and sections)"
this entity surface form: "4 U.S.C. § 68"
this entity surface form: "4 U.S.C. § 95"
this entity surface form: "United States federal statute"
this entity surface form: "U.S.C."
United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
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governingLaw
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United States Code
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United States District Court for the Western District of New York
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governingLaw
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United States Code
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United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
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jurisdiction
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United States Code
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this entity surface form: "United States Code provisions governing the Department of the Treasury"
this entity surface form: "United States federal statute"
this entity surface form: "United States Code Title 28"
subject surface form: "Title 18 of the United States Code"
subject surface form: "Title 28 of the United States Code"
Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives
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product
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United States Code
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this entity surface form: "United States Code Title 25 (Indians)"
this entity surface form: "U.S. Code"