### Question
How is the "motor vehicle" defined?


### Answer
The term **motor vehicle** is defined in *18 U.S.C. § 31* as follows -

> every description of carriage or other contrivance propelled or drawn by mechanical power and used for commercial purposes on the highways in the transportation of passengers, passengers and property, or property or cargo

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 31*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 2-AIRCRAFT AND MOTOR VEHICLES**

