controlled substance

controlled substance
noun
a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law
• Hypernyms: ↑drug
• Hyponyms:

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any of a category of behavior-altering or addictive drugs, as heroin or cocaine, whose possession and use are restricted by law.
[1970-75]

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controlled substance UK US noun [countable] [singular controlled substance plural controlled substances] legal
a drug or chemical that the law does not allow you to make, own or use
Thesaurus: illegal drugs and drugs sometimes taken illegallyhyponym

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controlled substance,
U.S. a drug or other chemical substance whose possession and use is restricted by law, especially a narcotic: »

Lasco [was] convicted at 17 of aggravated assault, breaking and entering, and possession of controlled substances (New York Post).

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conˌtrolled ˈsubstance [controlled substance] noun (technical)
an illegal drug

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to be arrested for possession of a controlled substance


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Controlled substance — For other uses, see Substance control (disambiguation). A controlled substance is generally a drug or chemical whose manufacture, possession, or use are regulated by a government. This may include illegal drugs and prescription medications… …   Wikipedia

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  • controlled substance —    a narcotic    So called because its legal manufacture and distribution are regulated and supervised:     ... there was no evidence that he was dealing in what the government laughingly calls a controlled substance . (Sanders, 1987) …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

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  • controlled substance acts — n. Federal and state laws that regulate distribution and use of controlled substances. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …   Law dictionary

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