chinese exclusion act

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Definition of chinese exclusion act in English English dictionary

{i} U.S. federal law enacted in 1882 that suspended immigration of Chinese laborers (repealed in 1943)

Any of several acts forbidding the immigration of Chinese laborers into the United States, originally from 1882 to 1892 by act of May 6, 1882, then from 1892 to 1902 by act May 5, 1892

By act of April 29, 1902, all existing legislation on the subject was reënacted and continued, and made applicable to the insular possessions of the United States

Hyphenation

Chin·ese ex·clu·sion act

Turkish pronunciation

çayniz îksklujın äkt

Pronunciation

/ʧīˈnēz əkˈsklo͞oᴢʜən ˈakt/ /ʧaɪˈniːz ɪkˈskluːʒən ˈækt/