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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.
International Law. contraband of war.
5.
(during the American Civil War) a black slave who escaped to or was brought within the Union lines.
adjective
6.
prohibited from export or import.
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Origin:
1520–30; earlier contrabanda < Spanish < Italian contrabando (now contrabbando), equivalent to contra- contra-1 + Medieval Latin bandum, variant of bannum ban2
1520–30; earlier contrabanda < Spanish < Italian contrabando (now contrabbando), equivalent to contra- contra-1 + Medieval Latin bandum, variant of bannum ban2
Related forms
non·con·tra·band, noun, adjective
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contraband definition
Goods illegally transported across borders to avoid the payment of taxes.
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