transports
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, U.S. Code
Definitions from Case Law
From 404 U.S. 336 - United States v. Bass · 1971Most cited · 3,812 citing opinions
the act of 'causing a firearm to be transported,' and therefore would connote an offense separate in some cases from 'receives' or 'possesses.' From this, the Government argues that 'Congress might have felt that the broader scope of the term 'transports,' as compared to the terms 'receives' or 'possesses,' justified its qualification by the interstate commerce requirement.' Brief for the United States 14—15.
United States Code
49 U.S.C. § 5102 — in this chapter
“transports” or “transportation” means the movement of property and loading, unloading, or storage incidental to the movement.