(1) Within the meaning of this Code, the word
"relative" includes the following persons:
(a) relations by blood and by marriage in direct line, the
spouse, the fiance, brothers and sisters, spouses of brothers
and sisters, brothers and sisters of spouses, even where the relationship
was created through an illegitimate birth, or when the marriage
on which the relationship was founded no longer exists, or
when the blood or marital relationship comes to an end.
(b) foster parents and foster children;
2. "government employee" designates whomsoever according
to German law is
(a) a civil servant or judge;
(b) the occupant of some other office involving the exercise
of public law functions;
(c) any person who has otherwise been appointed to a civil
service position or who has been commissioned with the task
of performing public administrative duties;
3. "judge" designates whomsoever according to German
law is a professional or honorary judge
4. "person specially obligated for a public function"
designates whomsoever, without being a government employee,
is employed by or is working for:
(a) a government agency or some other bureau which performs
public administrative functions; or
(b) an association or some other organization, plant or enterprise
which performs public administrative functions for a government
agency or for some other bureau,
and who, on the basis of a statute, is formally obligated to
perform his duties in a conscientious manner;
5. "unlawful act" refers only to an act which fulfills
the definitional elements of a criminal statute;
6. "undertaking of a crime" includes the attempt and
the completion;
7. an "authority" includes a court;
8. "measure" includes every measure of rehabilitation
and security, forfeiture, confiscation and destruction of
the instrumentalities of the crime;
9. "compensation" includes any consideration consisting
of a pecuniary benefit.
(2) Within the meaning of this Code, an act is also committed
"Intentionally" when it contains all of the statutory
constituent elements of a crime requiring intent with respect
to conduct but, with respect to some specially designated harm
caused thereby, negligence only.
(3) The word "writings" shall be construed to include
sonic and pictorial recordings, as well as illustrations and other
representations, when the provision in which the word "writings"
appears expressly refers to this subparagraph.