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Contraband
Definitions
- 1 Prohibited from being traded.
"… when the seizure is made in connection with a violation involving a contraband article covered by section 1 (b) (1) of the said Act; …"
- 1 distributed or sold illicitly wordnet
- 1 Any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess. uncountable, usually
- 2 goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law wordnet
- 3 Goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods. uncountable, usually
- 4 A black slave during the American Civil War who had escaped to, or been captured by, Union forces. US, countable, historical, usually
"While some Yanks treated contrabands with a degree of equity or benevolence, the more typical response was indifference, contempt, or cruelty."
- 1 To import illegally; to smuggle. obsolete
"there are also searched for concealed Slaves, and goods contrabanded"
- 2 To declare prohibited; to forbid. obsolete
"The law severely contrabands / Our taking business off men's hands."
Etymology
From Spanish contrabanda (modern spelling contrabando), from Italian contrabando (modern spelling contrabbando), from contra (“against”) + bando (“ban”), and reinforced by French contrebande.
From Spanish contrabanda (modern spelling contrabando), from Italian contrabando (modern spelling contrabbando), from contra (“against”) + bando (“ban”), and reinforced by French contrebande.
From Spanish contrabanda (modern spelling contrabando), from Italian contrabando (modern spelling contrabbando), from contra (“against”) + bando (“ban”), and reinforced by French contrebande.
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