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contraband

noun

  1. concept of illegal items
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adjective

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Wiktionary

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.

  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; …

    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.

  1. Any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess.
  2. Goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods.
  3. 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.

  1. To import illegally; to smuggle.

    there are also searched for concealed Slaves, and goods contrabanded

  2. To declare prohibited; to forbid.

    The law severely contrabands / Our taking business off men's hands.