{"identifier":"/us/usc/t38/s1901","title":38,"num":"\u00a7\u202f1901.","heading":"Definitions","text":"\u00a7\u202f1901.\nDefinitions\nFor the purposes of this subchapter\u2014\n(1) The term \u201cinsurance\u201d means National Service Life Insurance.\n(2) The terms \u201cwidow\u201d or \u201cwidower\u201d mean a person who was the lawful spouse of the insured at the maturity of the insurance.\n(3) The term \u201cchild\u201d means a legitimate child, an adopted child, and, if designated as beneficiary by the insured, a stepchild or an illegitimate child.\n(4) The terms \u201cparent\u201d, \u201cfather\u201d, and \u201cmother\u201d mean a father, mother, father through adoption, mother through adoption, persons who have stood in loco parentis to a member of the military or naval forces at any time before entry into active service for a period of not less than one year, and a step\u00adparent, if designated as beneficiary by the insured.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t38/s1901.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t38/s1901","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f1901."},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"For the purposes of this subchapter\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t38/s1901/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" The term \u201cinsurance\u201d means National Service Life Insurance.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t38/s1901/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" The terms \u201cwidow\u201d or \u201cwidower\u201d mean a person who was the lawful spouse of the insured at the maturity of the insurance.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t38/s1901/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" The term \u201cchild\u201d means a legitimate child, an adopted child, and, if designated as beneficiary by the insured, a stepchild or an illegitimate child.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t38/s1901/4","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(4)"},{"t":"content","text":" The terms \u201cparent\u201d, \u201cfather\u201d, and \u201cmother\u201d mean a father, mother, father through adoption, mother through adoption, persons who have stood in loco parentis to a member of the military or naval forces at any time before entry into active service for a period of not less than one year, and a step\u00adparent, if designated as beneficiary by the insured.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}