possession of contraband

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• possession — pos·ses·sion /pə ze shən/ n 1: the act, fact, or condition of having control of something: as a: actual possession in this entry b: constructive possession in …   Law dictionary

• contraband — In general, any property which is unlawful to produce or possess. Things and objects outlawed and subject to forfeiture and destruction upon seizure. Com. v. One 1958 Plymouth Sedan, 414 Pa. 540, 201 A.2d 427, 429. Goods exported from or imported …   Black's law dictionary

• contraband — In general, any property which is unlawful to produce or possess. Things and objects outlawed and subject to forfeiture and destruction upon seizure. Com. v. One 1958 Plymouth Sedan, 414 Pa. 540, 201 A.2d 427, 429. Goods exported from or imported …   Black's law dictionary

• possession — Having control over a thing with the intent to have and to exercise such control. Oswald v. Weigel, 219 Kan. 616, 549 P.2d 568, 569. The detention and control, or the manual or ideal custody, of anything which may be the subject of property, for… …   Black's law dictionary

• contraband — noun Etymology: Italian contrabbando, from Medieval Latin contrabannum, from contra + bannus, bannum decree, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German bannan to command more at ban Date: circa 1529 1. illegal or prohibited traffic in goods …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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