### Question
How is the term State defined?


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *18 U.S.C. § 48* as the following:

> each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 48*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 3-ANIMALS, BIRDS, FISH, AND PLANTS**

