### Question
Can you define what female genital mutilation means?


### Answer
**Female genital mutilation** is defined as the following in *8 U.S.C. § 1374*:

> the removal or infibulation (or both) of the whole or part of the clitoris, the labia minora, or labia majora

#### Citation:
  - *8 U.S.C. § 1374*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 12-IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY > SUBCHAPTER II-IMMIGRATION > Part IX-Miscellaneous**

