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| con·tra·band [ kóntrə bànd ] |
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1. illegal imports and exports: goods that are illegally imported or exported, e.g. goods that evade duty or are prohibited by law from being taken into or out of a country
  dealers in contraband
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2. illegal trade: illegal trade, especially the illegal importing or exporting of goods
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3. supplies forbidden to warring sides: goods that a neutral country must not supply to either side in a war
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4. (plural con·tra·bands) slave entering Union territory: a slave who escaped to, or was taken behind, Union lines during the Civil War
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adjective |
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1. illegally traded: bought or sold, especially imported or exported, illegally
truckloads of contraband cigarettes
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2. forbidden from being imported or exported: forbidden by law from being traded, especially as an import or export
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| [Late 16th century. Via Spanish contrabanda< Italian contrabbando, literally "against proclamation" < bando "proclamation" < Germanic] |
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| con·tra·band·age noun |
| con·tra·band·ist noun |
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