- white slave act
- A name freely applied to statutes creating and defining offenses relative to inducing or enticing women or girls, into prostitution.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
white slave act
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White Slave Act. — See Mann Act. * * * … Universalium
White Slave Act. — See Mann Act … Useful english dictionary
White Slave Traffic Act — White′ Slave′ Traf′fic Act n. gov Mann Act … From formal English to slang
white slave — A term formerly used in the United States statutes to indicate a female with reference to whom an offense is committed under the so called Mann White Slave Traffic Act of June 25, 1910, prohibiting the transportation in interstate and foreign… … Black's law dictionary
Fugitive Slave Act — est le nom donné à deux textes de loi du Congrès des États Unis créés, respectivement, le 12 février 1793 et le 18 septembre 1850 (dans le cadre du Compromis de 1850 entre les États Sudistes agraires et esclavagistes et les États Nordistes… … Wikipédia en Français
White Slave Traffic Act — A federal statute, often called the Mann Act, which prohibits and penalizes as a felony the act of any person who transports, causes to be transported, or aids or assists in transporting any woman or girl in interstate or foreign commerce for the … Ballentine's law dictionary
White slavery — is a term that was used to refer to sexual slavery. It was first used in 19th century Britain to refer to prostitution of children.Forced prostitutionThe Eliza Armstrong caseThe term gained particular prominence in England during the trial and… … Wikipedia
Mann Act — The White Slave Traffic Act, better known as the Mann Act, is a United States law, passed June 25, 1910 (ch. 395, 36 Stat. 825; codified as amended at 18 U.S.C. §§ 2421–2424). It is named after Congressman James Robert Mann,… … Wikipedia
White privilege — is a sociological concept that describes advantages purportedly enjoyed by white persons beyond that which is commonly experienced by non white people in those same social, political, and economic spaces (nation, community, workplace, income, etc … Wikipedia
Mann Act — /man/ 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. Also called White Slave Act. * * * … Universalium
