1. Female circumcision.
2. The act of cutting, or cutting off, one or more female sexual organs. • Female genital mutilation is practiced primarily among certain tribes in Africa, but it also occurs among some immigrant populations in the United States and in other Western nations. There are three commonly identified types: sunna, in which the hood of the clitoris is cut off; excision, in which the entire clitoris is cut off; and infibulation, in which the clitoris, the labia minora, and much of the labia majora are cut off. In the United States, Congress has outlawed female genital mutilation, specifically prohibiting the use of a cultural defense for persons accused of performing the act. 18 USCA § 16. — Abbr. FGM. See CULTURAL DEFENSE.
