### Question
What does bodily injury mean?


### Answer
**Bodily injury** has the following meaning in *18 U.S.C. § 2266*:

> any act, except one done in self-defense, that results in physical injury or sexual abuse

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 2266*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 110A-DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND STALKING**

