How have courts interpreted parenthetical language in the definition of a criminal offence?
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The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Workinger, 90 F.3d 1409 (9th Cir. 1996):
Other courts have interpreted identical parenthetical language as descriptive. In United States v. Herring, 602 F.2d 1220 (5th Cir.1979), for example, defendant was charged with "racketeering activity" as defined by 18 U.S.C. 1961. Section 1961's definition incorporated by reference other federal offenses, identifying them by their United States Code section and a brief parenthetical description. See Herring, 602 F.2d at 1223 n. 3. One of the statutes so
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