manual labor

manual labor
Labor under physical power of the laborer, in the service and under the direction of another, for fixed wages. Rogers v Dexter & P. R. Co. 85 Me 372, 27 A 257. Within the meaning of the immigration laws, including both skilled and unskilled work, even work in the mechanical trades, although not professional services. 3 Am J2d Aliens § 62.

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