### Question
Can you define what monetary transaction means?


### Answer
**Monetary transaction** is defined as the following in *18 U.S.C. § 1957*:

> the deposit, withdrawal, transfer, or exchange, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, of funds or a monetary instrument (as defined in section 1956(c)(5) of this title) by, through, or to a financial institution (as defined in section 1956 of this title), including any transaction that would be a financial transaction under section 1956(c)(4)(B) of this title, but such term does not include any transaction necessary to preserve a person's right to representation as guaranteed by the sixth amendment to the Constitution

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 1957*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 95-RACKETEERING**

