child labor law

child labor law
child labor law n: a law regulating or prohibiting the employment of a person who is below a specified age

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

child labor law
n. A state or federal statute that regulates employment of children.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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