{"identifier":"/us/usc/t9/s401","title":9,"num":"\u00a7\u202f401.","heading":"Definitions","text":"\u00a7\u202f401.\nDefinitions\nIn this chapter:\n(1)\nPredispute arbitration agreement.\u2014\nThe term \u201cpredispute arbitration agreement\u201d means any agreement to arbitrate a dispute that had not yet arisen at the time of the making of the agreement.\n(2)\nPredispute joint-action waiver.\u2014\nThe term \u201cpredispute joint-action waiver\u201d means an agreement, whether or not part of a predispute arbitration agreement, that would prohibit, or waive the right of, one of the parties to the agreement to participate in a joint, class, or collective action in a judicial, arbitral, administrative, or other forum, concerning a dispute that has not yet arisen at the time of the making of the agreement.\n(3)\nSexual assault dispute.\u2014\nThe term \u201csexual assault dispute\u201d means a dispute involving a nonconsensual sexual act or sexual contact, as such terms are defined in\nsection 2246 of title 18\n(4)\nSexual harassment dispute.\u2014\nThe term \u201csexual harassment dispute\u201d means a dispute relating to conduct that is alleged to constitute sexual harassment under applicable Federal, Tribal, or State law.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t9/s401.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t9/s401","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f401."},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"In this chapter:"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t9/s401/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Predispute arbitration agreement.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"The term \u201cpredispute arbitration agreement\u201d means any agreement to arbitrate a dispute that had not yet arisen at the time of the making of the agreement.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t9/s401/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Predispute joint-action waiver.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"The term \u201cpredispute joint-action waiver\u201d means an agreement, whether or not part of a predispute arbitration agreement, that would prohibit, or waive the right of, one of the parties to the agreement to participate in a joint, class, or collective action in a judicial, arbitral, administrative, or other forum, concerning a dispute that has not yet arisen at the time of the making of the agreement.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t9/s401/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Sexual assault dispute.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"The term \u201csexual assault dispute\u201d means a dispute involving a nonconsensual sexual act or sexual contact, as such terms are defined in ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 2246 of title 18","href":"/us/usc/t18/s2246","tail":" or similar applicable Tribal or State law, including when the victim lacks capacity to consent."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t9/s401/4","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(4)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Sexual harassment dispute.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"The term \u201csexual harassment dispute\u201d means a dispute relating to conduct that is alleged to constitute sexual harassment under applicable Federal, Tribal, or State law.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}