drug-free zone

drug-free zone definition - legal

v

A geographical area (typically surrounding a school or other place where children are found) in which, under an applicable criminal law, the distribution of illegal drugs is penalized with a sentence or fine greater than is applicable elsewhere.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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