HOBBS ACT

Hobbs Act. A federal anti-racketeering act making it a crime to interfere with interstate commerce by extortion, robbery, or physical violence. 18 USCA § 1951. See RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS ACT. [Cases: Extortion and Threats 25.1; Robbery 1. C.J.S. Robbery §§ 2, 4, 12, 90–91; Threats and Unlawful Communications §§ 2–20.]