con|tra|band

con|tra|band
con|tra|band «KON truh band», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. goods imported or exported contrary to law; smuggled goods: »

Customs officials went through each bag looking for contraband.

2. trading contrary to law; smuggling.
3. = contraband of war. (Cf. ↑contraband of war)
4. U.S. a Negro slave who escaped to or was brought within the Union lines during the Civil War.
–adj.
against the law; prohibited; forbidden: »

The sale of stolen goods is contraband in the United States. A small but steady trickle of…contraband arms was being smuggled across its territory (Newsweek).

╂[< Spanish contrabando < earlier Italian < contra- against + bando < Medieval Latin bannum ban < a Germanic word]

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  • con|tra|band|ist — «KON truh BAN dihst», noun. a person engaged in contraband trade; smuggler …   Useful english dictionary

  • con·tra·band — /ˈkɑːntrəˌbænd/ noun [noncount] : things that are brought into or out of a country illegally The border police searched the car for drugs and other contraband …   Useful english dictionary

  • con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… …   English syllables

  • band — band; band·er; band·ke·ram·ik; band·less; band·mas·ter; band·stra·tion; con·tra·band·age; con·tra·band·ist; dis·band; dis·band·ment; fahl·band; hus·band·age; hus·band·er; hus·band·land; hus·band·less; hus·band·like; hus·band·man; hus·band·ry;… …   English syllables

  • tra — in·tra·bi·on·tic; in·tra·cartilaginous; in·tra·cav·i·tar·i·ly; in·tra·cav·i·tary; in·tra·cellular; in·tra·cerebral; in·tra·cervical; in·tra·chordal; in·tra·cisternal; in·tra·city; in·tra·coastal; in·tra·company; in·tra·continental;… …   English syllables

  • contraband — con·tra·band …   English syllables

  • contrabandist — con•tra•band•ist [[t]ˈkɒn trəˌbæn dɪst[/t]] n. smuggler • Etymology: 1810–20; < Sp contrabandista con tra•band′ism, n …   From formal English to slang

  • contraband — con|tra|band [ˈkɔntrəbænd US ˈka:n ] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; : Italian; Origin: contrabbando, from Medieval Latin contrabannum, from contra ( CONTRA ) + bannum official order ] goods that are brought into a country illegally, especially to avoid… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • contraband — con|tra|band [ kantrə,bænd ] noun uncount goods that are brought into or taken out of a country illegally: contraband cigarettes and alcohol …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • contrabandage — con·tra·band·age …   English syllables

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