Proper noun
Mann Act
(US, law) A federal law passed in 1910 prohibiting transportation of women across state lines for immoral purposes.
Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2002. 87. Print. Upon continuous blackmail accounts, The New York Times became an advocate against the Mann Act: In 1915 the paper published an editorial pointing out how the act led to extortion. Source: Internet
But in January 1962, he was sentenced to three years in prison for offenses under the Mann Act —he had transported a 14-year-old girl across state lines. Source: Internet
Maland (1989), p. 215. Three charges lacked sufficient evidence to proceed to court, but the Mann Act trial began in March 1944. Source: Internet
Legal application Jack Johnson marries Lucille Cameron 1912 Although the law was created to stop forced sexual slavery of women, the most common use of the Mann Act was to prosecute men for having sex with under-age females. Source: Internet
Effects and alterations of the Mann Act While the Mann Act was meant to combat forced prostitution, it had repercussions that extended into consensual sexual activity. Source: Internet
The Court decided that a person can be prosecuted under the Mann Act even when married to the woman if the marriage is polygamous. Source: Internet