MANN ACT

By SovConn | June 3, 2013

Mann Act.A federal law, enacted originally in 1948, that criminalizes the transportation of any person in interstate or foreign commerce for prostitution or similar sexual activities. 18 USCA § 2421. — Also termed White Slave Traffic Act. [Cases: Prostitution 1. C.J.S. Prostitution and Related Offenses §§ 2–4, 8–13, 17, 21–24.]

[Blacks Law 8th]

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