Metamorphic rocks are the result of the transformation of other rocks. Rocks that are subjected to intense heat and pressure change their original shape and form, and become Metamorphic rocks. This change in shape is referred to as metamorphism.
The RICO Act defines an enterprise as any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entit y, and any union or group of individua ls associated in fact although not a legal entity.
In the terminology of RICO law, such groups are known as association-in-fact enterprises. Another common issue concerns the element requiring a pattern of racketeering activity. The RICO Act itself defines the term pattern as two or more acts of racketeering activity within a 10-year period.