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Meaning of 'contraband' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Contraband [ a.]
- Prohibited or excluded by law or treaty; forbidden; as, contraband goods, or trade.
2 . Contraband [ n.]
- Illegal or prohibited traffic.
- Goods or merchandise the importation or exportation of which is forbidden.
- A negro slave, during the Civil War, escaped to, or was brought within, the Union lines. Such slave was considered contraband of war.
3 . Contraband [ v. t.]
- To import illegally, as prohibited goods; to smuggle.
- To declare prohibited; to forbid.

Meaning of 'contraband' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . contraband [ s]
Meaning (1):
- distributed or sold illicitly
Example in sentence:
  • the black economy pays no taxes

Nearby Words:

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