CHILD WORK

child work.A minor’s salutary employment, esp. within the family. • This term is sometimes used in contrast to child labor, the idea being that child work within the family unit can be a positive experience. Some scholars and courts note that child work can facilitate vocational skills and social adaptation, and is often viewed as an ex-pression of family solidarity. Cf. CHILD LABOR. CHILL chill,vb. To inhibit or discourage <chill one’s free-speech rights>. [Blacks Law 8th]