contraband
noun
- concept of illegal items
adjective
No English definition recorded for this entry.
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Pronunciation: /ˈkɒn.tɹəˌbænd/ / /ˈkɑn.tɹəˌbænd/
adj
Etymology: From Spanish contrabanda (modern spelling contrabando), from Italian contrabando (modern spelling contrabbando), from contra (“against”) + bando (“ban”), and reinforced by French contrebande.
- 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; …”
“The exclusion of mandatory payment of moieties for seizures of contraband controlled substances is accomplished through Section 17 of the bill, …”
noun
Etymology: From Spanish contrabanda (modern spelling contrabando), from Italian contrabando (modern spelling contrabbando), from contra (“against”) + bando (“ban”), and reinforced by French contrebande.
- Any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess.
- Goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods.
- A black slave during the American Civil War who had escaped to, or been captured by, Union forces.
“While some Yanks treated contrabands with a degree of equity or benevolence, the more typical response was indifference, contempt, or cruelty.”
verb
Etymology: From Spanish contrabanda (modern spelling contrabando), from Italian contrabando (modern spelling contrabbando), from contra (“against”) + bando (“ban”), and reinforced by French contrebande.
- To import illegally; to smuggle.
“there are also searched for concealed Slaves, and goods contrabanded”
- To declare prohibited; to forbid.
“The law severely contrabands / Our taking business off men's hands.”