Contraband (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. anything prohibited by law from being imported or exported.
  2. goods imported or exported illegally.
  3. illegal or prohibited trade; smuggling.
  4. contraband of war.
  5. (during the American Civil War) an enslaved Black person who escaped to or was brought within the Union lines.
adjective
  1. prohibited from export or import.
noun
    • goods that are prohibited by law from being exported or imported
    • illegally imported or exported goods
  2. illegal traffic in such goods; smuggling
  3. goods that a neutral country may not supply to a belligerent
  4. (during the American Civil War) a Black slave captured by the Union forces or one who escaped to the Union lines
adjective
  1. (of goods)
    • forbidden by law from being imported or exported
    • illegally imported or exported
Contraband (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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