child labour

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noun

the full-time employment of children below a minimum age laid down by statute

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Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?

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there

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Words nearby child labour

childhood muscular dystrophy, childing, childish, child labor, child labor laws, child labour, childlike, childly, childminder, childness, child pornography

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Example sentences from the Web for child labour

Sands was involved in a scandalous-for-the-time romance with the carpenter and there were rumors she was pregnant with his child.
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In Sweden parents can use those days up until the child turns 12.
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The Great Society is a place where every child can find knowledge to enrich his mind and to enlarge his talents.
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It needs to be said: bigotry in the name of religion is still bigotry; child abuse wrapped in a Bible verse is still child abuse.
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At least one child in CAR has been killed or gravely injured per day, and 10,000 have been recruited into militant groups.
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You would not think it too much to set the whole province in flames so that you could have your way with this wretched child.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
He shrank, as from some one who inflicted pain as a child, unwittingly, to see what the effect would be.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
This is one of the most striking manifestations of the better side of child-nature and deserves a chapter to itself.
Children's Ways|James Sully
The mother's lips could not finish the charge she was about to put upon her innocent child.
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In Luke it is said, “And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom.”
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway

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