contraband

con·tra·band

 (kŏn′trə-bănd′)

n.

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. An escaped slave during the Civil War who fled to or was taken behind Union lines.

adj.

Prohibited from being imported or exported.

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[Italian contrabbando : contra-, against (from Latin contrā-; see contra-) + bando, legal proclamation (from Late Latin bannus, of Germanic origin; see bhā- in Indo-European roots).]

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con′tra·band′age n.

con′tra·band′ist n.

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contraband

(ˈkɒntrəˌbænd)

n

1. (Law)

a. goods that are prohibited by law from being exported or imported

b. illegally imported or exported goods

2. (Law) illegal traffic in such goods; smuggling

3. (Military) international law Also called: contraband of war goods that a neutral country may not supply to a belligerent

4. (Historical Terms) (during the American Civil War) a Black slave captured by the Union forces or one who escaped to the Union lines

adj

(Law) (of goods)

a. forbidden by law from being imported or exported

b. illegally imported or exported

[C16: from Spanish contrabanda, from Italian contrabando (modern contrabbando), from Medieval Latin contrabannum, from contra- + bannum ban, of Germanic origin]

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con•tra•band

(ˈkɒn trəˌbænd)

n.

1. anything prohibited by law from being imported or exported.

2. goods imported or exported illegally.

3. illegal or prohibited trade.

4. (during the Civil War) a black slave who escaped to or was brought within the Union lines.

adj.

5. prohibited from export or import.

[1520–30; earlier contrabanda < Sp < Italian contrab(b)ando=contra- contra-¹ + Medieval Latin bandum, variant of bannum ban²]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	contraband - goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law merchandise, product, ware - commodities offered for sale; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products"
Adj.	1.	contraband - distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no taxes" black-market, bootleg, smuggled, black illegal - prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move"

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contraband

adjective smuggled, illegal, illicit, black-market, hot (informal), banned, forbidden, prohibited, unlawful, bootleg, bootlegged, interdicted Most of the city markets were flooded with contraband goods.

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Translations

تَهريب، بَضائِع مُهَرَّبَهمُهَرَّب، مَحْظور قانونِيّاً

kontrabandpašované zbožípašovaný

kontrabandesmuglergods

SchmuggelSchmuggelware

contrebande

csempészcsempészáru

ólöglegur varningursmygl-

contrabbandomerce di contrabbando

kontrabandakontrabandinis

kontrabandakontrabandas-

smugler-smuglergods

kontrabandpašovaný

kaçakkaçak mal

禁运品走私的走私货

contraband

[ˈkɒntrəbænd]

A. N → contrabando m

B. CPD → de contrabando

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contraband

[ˈkɒntrəbænd]

n → contrebande f

adj [goods] → de contrebande

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contraband

n no pl (= goods) → Konterbande f, → Schmuggelware f; (form: = smuggling) → Schleichhandel m, → Schmuggeln nt; contraband of war → Kriegskonterbande f

adj → Schmuggel-; contraband goods → Konterbande f, → Schmuggelware f

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contraband

[ˈkɒntrəˌbænd]

1. n → contrabbando

2. adj → di contrabbando

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contraband

(ˈkontrəbӕnd) noun

goods which are legally forbidden to be brought into a country. smokkelware تَهريب، بَضائِع مُهَرَّبَه контрабанда contrabando pašované zboží die Schmuggelware smuglergods; kontrabande λαθρεμπόριοcontrabando salakaup کالای قاچاق salakuljetustavara contrebande סְחוֹרָה מוּברָחַת वर्जित माल krijumčarena roba csempészáru barang terlarang ólöglegur varningur contrabbando 密輸品 금수(밀매)품 kontrabanda kontrabanda barang gelap smokkelwaarsmuglergods kontrabanda منع شوې مالونه، هغه مال چه په پټه سره را وړل شوى وى، قاچاقى مال contrabando contrabandă контрабанда kontraband tihotapljeno blago šverc kontraband, smuggelgods สินค้าเถื่อน kaçak mal 走私貨，違禁品 контрабанда ممنوع تجارت، ناجائز درآمد وبرآمد hàng lậu 走私货，禁运品

adjective

contraband cigarettes. verbode مُهَرَّب، مَحْظور قانونِيّاً контрабанден de contrabando pašovaný Schmuggel-... smugler- λαθραίος de contrabando sala(kauba)- قاچاق salakuljetettu de contrebande מוּברָח माल वर्जित करना krijumčaren csempész(ett) selundupan smygl- di contrabbando 禁制の 금지된, 금수의 kontrabandinis kontrabandas- rokok kontraban gesmokkeld smugler- czarnorynkowy, z przemytu قاچاق de contrabando de con­tra­bandă контрабандный pašovaný tihotapski švercovan kontrabands-, smuggel- ที่ขายอย่างผิดกฎหมาย kaçak 走私的 контрабандний ممنوع lậu 走私的

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