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1. : illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling. … persons the most bound in duty to prevent contraband … Edmund Burke. 2. : goods or merchandise whose importation, exportation, or possession is forbidden. Border police searched the car for drugs and other contraband. also : smuggled goods. 3.
noun. anything prohibited by law from being imported or exported. goods imported or exported illegally. illegal or prohibited trade; smuggling. International Law. contraband of war. (during the American Civil War) an enslaved Black person who escaped to or was brought within the Union lines.
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Contraband (from Medieval French contrebande "smuggling") is any item that, relating to its nature, is illegal to be possessed or sold. It comprises goods that by their nature are considered too dangerous or offensive in the eyes of the legislator—termed contraband in se—and forbidden.
CONTRABAND definition: 1. goods that are brought into or taken out of the country secretly and illegally: 2. goods that…. Learn more.
Contraband means "illicit goods" and usually refers to stuff that's imported or exported illegally, like weapons and certain exotic pets (like tigers). Contra means "against" ( contradict, contrary ) and bando means "ban," so contraband simply means "against a ban," or despite the rules.
Definition of contraband noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. Goods prohibited by law or treaty from being imported or exported. b. Goods that are possessed contrary to law or rule, as in a prison or school. 2. a. Illegal traffic in contraband; smuggling. b. Smuggled goods. 3. Goods that may be seized and confiscated by a belligerent if shipped to another belligerent by a neutral. 4.
