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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 — Con tra*band, n. [It. contrabando; contra + bando ban, proclamation: cf. F. contrebande. See {Ban} an edict.] 1. Illegal or prohibited traffic. [1913 Webster] Persons the most bound in duty to prevent contraband, and the most interested in the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Contraband of war — Contraband Con tra*band, n. [It. contrabando; contra + bando ban, proclamation: cf. F. contrebande. See {Ban} an edict.] 1. Illegal or prohibited traffic. [1913 Webster] Persons the most bound in duty to prevent contraband, and the most… …   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 of war — something that according to international law cannot be supplied to one belligerent except at the risk of seizure and condemnation by the other * * * Internat. Law. goods that a neutral nation cannot supply to a belligerent nation except at the… …   Useful english dictionary

• Contraband — For other uses, see Contraband (disambiguation). The word contraband, reported in English since 1529, from Medieval French contrebande a smuggling, denotes any item which, relating to its nature, is illegal to be possessed or sold. Used for goods …   Wikipedia

• 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

• contraband — 1. noun /ˈkɒn.tɹəˌbænd/ a) any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess While some Yanks treated contrabands with a degree of equity or benevolence, the more typical response was indifference, contempt, or cruelty. b) goods which are… …   Wiktionary

• 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… …