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Meaning of contraband

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

contraband

Pronunciation:/ˈkɒn.tɹəˌbænd//ˈkɑn.tɹəˌbænd/

noun

Definitions

  1. Any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess

  2. Goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods

  3. A black slave during the American Civil War who had escaped to, or been captured by, Union forces.

verb

Definitions

  1. To import illegally; to smuggle.

  2. To declare prohibited; to forbid.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Prohibited from being traded