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§ 16. Crime of violence defined

18 U.S.C. § 16 (N/A)
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an offense that has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person or prop­erty of another, or

any other offense that is a felony and that, by its nature, involves a substantial risk that physical force against the person or property of another may be used in the course of committing the offense.

(Added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 1001(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2136.)