2. Noun. The exploitative movement of people across borders ¹
3. Noun. The distribution of illegal drugs ¹
4. Noun. the smuggling of illegal arms ¹
5. Noun. (biochemistry) The movement of an enzyme (or other protein) through tissue ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Trafficking
1. traffic [v] - See also: traffic
Medical Definition of Trafficking
1. 1. Posttranslational modification of proteins, particularly secretory proteins and proteins targeted for membranes or specific cellular locations. Synonym: trafficking. 2. Posttranscriptional modification of polynucleic acids. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Trafficking
Literary usage of Trafficking
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Owed Justice: Thai Women Trafficked Into Debt Bondage in Japan by Kinsey Dinan (2000)
"98 Trafficking in children is further condemned in the Convention on the Rights of
... 100 Finally, the 1949 Convention on the Suppression of Trafficking in ..."
2. The Culture of Violence by Kumar Rupesinghe (1994)
"The impact of drug trafficking on Colombian culture Francisco J. de Roux, ...
Drug trafficking appeared in Colombia at a time when the country faced an ..."
3. Sentencing in the Federal Courts: Does Race Matter?: The Transition to by Douglas Corry McDonald, Kenneth E Carlson (1994)
"Nearly all—91 %— of these offenses were for drug trafficking: importing, ...
Upon conviction for drug trafficking, blacks, and Hispanics to a lesser degree, ..."
4. Double Jeopardy: Police Abuse of Women in Pakistan by Asia Watch Committee (U.S.), Asia Watch Committee (U.S. (1992)
"E. Trafficking in Women The Pakistani government has ratified the Convention for
the Suppression of Trafficking in Persons, yet traffickers bring between ..."