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   Con·tra·band

   /ˈkäntrəˌband/

   

   noun

   • 1. goods that have been imported or exported illegally: "the police looked for drugs, guns, and other contraband"
   • ▪ trade in smuggled goods: "the government has declared a nationwide war on contraband"
   • ▪ goods forbidden to be supplied by neutrals to those engaged in war.
   • ▪ (during the US Civil War) a black slave who escaped or was transported across Union lines.

   adjective

   • 1. imported or exported illegally, either in defiance of a total ban or without payment of duty: "contraband drug shipments"
   • ▪ relating to traffic in illegal goods: "the contraband market"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Spanish contrabanda, from Italian contrabando, from contra- ‘against’ + bando ‘proclamation, ban’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. contrabandist noun

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