### Question
How is the term bodily harm defined?


### Answer
The term **bodily harm** is defined in *10 U.S.C. § 920* as the following:

> any offensive touching of another, however slight, including any nonconsensual sexual act or nonconsensual sexual contact

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 920*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART II-PERSONNEL > CHAPTER 47-UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE > SUBCHAPTER X-PUNITIVE ARTICLES**

