child marriage
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
In this subsection, the term “child marriage” means the marriage of a girl or boy who is—
(A) younger than the minimum age for marriage under the laws of the country in which such girl or boy is a resident; or
(B) younger than 18 years of age, if no such law exists.
Source
- 2013–present22 U.S.C. § 2304Foreign Relations and Intercourse · Human rights and security assistance · for the purposes of this section