- contraband contra·band
- ['kɒntrəˌbænd]
1. ncontrabbando2. adjdi contrabbando
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contraband contra·band
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contraband — con·tra·band / kän trə ˌband/ n [Italian contrabbando act of smuggling, from contra against + bando edict, law]: property that is unlawfully produced, possessed, or transported contraband per se: property that is in and of itself unlawful to… … Law dictionary
Contraband — Con tra*band, n. [It. contrabando; contra + bando ban, proclamation: cf. F. contrebande. See {Ban} an edict.] 1. Illegal or prohibited traffic. [1913 Webster] Persons the most bound in duty to prevent contraband, and the most interested in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Contraband of war — Contraband Con tra*band, n. [It. contrabando; contra + bando ban, proclamation: cf. F. contrebande. See {Ban} an edict.] 1. Illegal or prohibited traffic. [1913 Webster] Persons the most bound in duty to prevent contraband, and the most… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contraband — [kän′trə band΄] n. [Sp contrabanda, a smuggling < It contrabando < contra , against + bando < ML bannum < Frank * ban, a command; akin to OE ban: see BAN1] 1. unlawful or prohibited trade 2. goods forbidden by law to be imported or… … English World dictionary
contraband — /kon treuh band /, n. 1. anything prohibited by law from being imported or exported. 2. goods imported or exported illegally. 3. illegal or prohibited trade; smuggling. 4. Internat. Law. See contraband of war. 5. (during the American Civil War) a … Universalium
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 — [ kɒntrəband] noun goods that have been imported or exported illegally. ↘trade in smuggled goods. ↘(also contraband of war) goods forbidden to be supplied by neutrals to those engaged in war. adjective imported or exported illegally. Derivatives… … English new terms dictionary
contraband — con•tra•band [[t]ˈkɒn trəˌbænd[/t]] n. 1) anything prohibited by law from being imported or exported 2) goods imported or exported illegally 3) illegal or prohibited trade 4) amh. (during the Civil War) a black slave who escaped to or was brought … From formal English to slang
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… … Useful english dictionary
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