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ALL meanings of contraband

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  • uncountable noun contraband Contraband refers to goods that are taken into or out of a country illegally. 3
  • noun contraband goods that are prohibited by law from being exported or imported 3
  • noun contraband illegally imported or exported goods 3
  • noun contraband illegal traffic in such goods; smuggling 3
  • noun contraband goods that a neutral country may not supply to a belligerent 3
  • noun contraband (during the American Civil War) a Black slave captured by the Union forces or one who escaped to the Union lines 3
  • adjective contraband forbidden by law from being imported or exported 3
  • adjective contraband illegally imported or exported 3
  • noun contraband unlawful or prohibited trade 3
  • noun contraband goods forbidden by law to be imported or exported; smuggled merchandise 3
  • noun contraband contraband of war 3
  • noun contraband during the Civil War, a black slave who fled to, or was smuggled or found behind, the Union lines 3
  • adjective contraband forbidden by law to be imported or exported 3
  • noun contraband Goods that have been imported or exported illegally. 1
  • noun contraband bootleg goods 1
  • noun contraband bootleg, smuggled 1
  • noun contraband anything prohibited by law from being imported or exported. 1
  • noun contraband goods imported or exported illegally. 1
  • noun contraband illegal or prohibited trade; smuggling. 1
  • noun contraband International Law. contraband of war. 1
  • noun contraband (during the American Civil War) a black slave who escaped to or was brought within the Union lines. 1
  • adjective contraband prohibited from export or import. 1
  • noun contraband (Uncountable Noun) any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess. 0
  • noun contraband (Uncountable Noun) goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods. 0
  • noun contraband (Countable Noun) (US, historical) A black slave during the American Civil War who had escaped to, or been captured by, Union forces. 0
  • verb contraband (Obsolete (No longer in use)) To import illegally; to smuggle. 0
  • verb contraband (Obsolete (No longer in use)) To declare prohibited; to forbid. 0
  • adjective contraband prohibited from being traded. 0
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