### Question
How is the "transnational organized crime" defined?


### Answer
The term **transnational organized crime** is defined in *10 U.S.C. § 284* as follows -

> self-perpetuating associations of individuals who operate transnationally for the purpose of obtaining power, influence, monetary, or commercial gains, wholly or in part by illegal means, while protecting their activities through a pattern of corruption or violence or through a transnational organization structure and the exploitation of transnational commerce or communication mechanisms

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 284*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART I-ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS > CHAPTER 15-MILITARY SUPPORT FOR CIVILIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES**

