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child labor

–noun
the gainful employment of children below an age determined by law or custom.

Origin:
1875–80
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child labor  
n.  The full-time employment of children who are under a minimum legal age.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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