Child marriage refers to any formal marriage or informal union in which one or both of the individuals involved are younger than eighteen years old. The practice is considered a human rights violation and though many places have laws against it, child marriage remains widespread around the world, including in the United States. The majority of the time, a child marriage involves a girl marrying before the age of eighteen, but in some cases minor males marry as well. Child marriage in 1697 of... więcej

Salem Press Encyclopedia, 2020. 3p.