Mann Act

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noun

1. an act of the U.S. Congress (1910) making it a federal offense to aid or participate in the interstate transportation of a woman for immoral purposes.

Example Sentences

In 1912, Johnson was arrested for crossing state lines with a white sex worker in his car and accused of violating the 1910 Mann Act, a racist law that was born from growing fears of “white slavery” across the nation.

From Slate

Kelly was convicted of eight counts of the Mann Act, which was passed in 1910 and sought to criminalize what’s now known as human trafficking.

From Los Angeles Times

It came in a federal trial in Brooklyn that ended in his conviction on a count of racketeering and violations of an anti-sex-trafficking law known as the Mann Act.

From New York Times

Ms. Greene said that, in flying one woman from Los Angeles to Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia for sex, Mr. Biden violated the Mann Act.

From Washington Times

The Mann Act is a century-old law that criminalizes transporting someone across state lines for sexual purposes that are illegal in that region.

From Washington Times