contraband
IPA: kˈɑntrʌbænd
noun
- (uncountable) Any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess.
- (uncountable) Goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods.
- (countable, US, historical) A black slave during the American Civil War who had escaped to, or been captured by, Union forces.
verb
- (obsolete) To import illegally; to smuggle.
- (obsolete) To declare prohibited; to forbid.
adjective
- Prohibited from being traded.
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Examples of "contraband" in Sentences
- He was unable to halt the contraband.
- The police was unable to halt the contraband.
- There was no contraband on the French vessels.
- Contraband Days is a large festival held on the grounds.
- The blockading nation must publish a list of contraband.
- Contraband Bayou and English Bayou run through the city.
- In 1709 he was accused of embezzlement and dealing in contraband.
- Dealing in contraband increased to the detriment of official trade.
- The Contraband paper size was changed in 2006 to a tabloid style paper.
- The Cyclades were also the centre of a contraband wheat trade to the West.
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