### Question
What is the definition of significant bodily injury?


### Answer
The definition of **significant bodily injury** is as follows in *18 U.S.C. § 2118*:

> bodily injury which involves a risk of death, significant physical pain, protracted and obvious disfigurement, or a protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental or sensory faculty

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 2118*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 103-ROBBERY AND BURGLARY**

