contraband import of goods

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• contraband — con·tra·band / kän trə ˌband/ n [Italian contrabbando act of smuggling, from contra against + bando edict, law]: property that is unlawfully produced, possessed, or transported contraband per se: property that is in and of itself unlawful to… …   Law dictionary

• contraband —   n. & a. smuggled (goods); goods which it is forbidden to carry or import.    ♦ contraband of war, goods supplied to one belligerent and seizable by another.    ♦ absolute contraband, goods of a kind intended for war use only, e.g. armaments.… …   Dictionary of difficult words

• Contraband — Con tra*band, v. t. 1. To import illegally, as prohibited goods; to smuggle. [Obs.] Johnson. [1913 Webster] 2. To declare prohibited; to forbid. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The law severly contrabands Our taking business of men s hands. Hudibras. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• contraband — /kon treuh band /, n. 1. anything prohibited by law from being imported or exported. 2. goods imported or exported illegally. 3. illegal or prohibited trade; smuggling. 4. Internat. Law. See contraband of war. 5. (during the American Civil War) a …   Universalium

• contraband — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. forbidden, banned, prohibited; smuggled. See prohibition, illegality.Ant., legal. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. forbidden, unauthorized, prohibited from import or export; see illegal . n. 1. [Illegal… …   English dictionary for students

• contraband — /ˈkɒntrəbænd / (say kontruhband) noun 1. anything prohibited by law from being imported or exported. 2. goods imported or exported illegally. 3. illegal or prohibited traffic; smuggling. 4. International Law goods which neutrals cannot supply to… …  

• contraband — con•tra•band [[t]ˈkɒn trəˌbænd[/t]] n. 1) anything prohibited by law from being imported or exported 2) goods imported or exported illegally 3) illegal or prohibited trade 4) amh. (during the Civil War) a black slave who escaped to or was brought …   From formal English to slang

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