### Question
Can you define what crime of domestic violence means?


### Answer
**Crime of domestic violence** is defined as the following in *8 U.S.C. § 1227*:

> 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

#### Citation:
  - *8 U.S.C. § 1227*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 12-IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY > SUBCHAPTER II-IMMIGRATION > Part IV-Inspection, Apprehension, Examination, Exclusion, and Removal**

