Mann Act

[man]

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

The defense previously argued that the Mann Act, the 1910 law under which Combs was convicted, should not have applied to his case.

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Last week, Combs' lawyers asked the judge to consider an acquittal or new trial, citing objections over the Mann Act.

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A Mann Act charge is "an easier case to make in a court of law than perhaps a trafficking conviction, which requires more elements," said Jessica Pliley, a historian at the University of Texas and Mann Act expert.

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"Defendants who perpetrate violations of the Mann Act involving such violence and fear regularly face significant penalties," prosecutors wrote in a sentencing memo.

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Combs' lawyers have also argued that he was unjustly convicted under the Mann Act and applying the 1910 law to Combs' case is "unprecedented".

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