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smug⋅gle

  [smuhg-uhl] verb, -gled, -gling.
Use smuggle in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to import or export (goods) secretly, in violation of the law, esp. without payment of legal duty.
2. to bring, take, put, etc., surreptitiously: She smuggled the gun into the jail inside a cake.
–verb (used without object)
3. to import, export, or convey goods surreptitiously or in violation of the law.
Origin:
1680–90; < LG smuggeln; c. G schmuggeln

Related forms:
smuggler, noun
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smug·gle   (smŭg'əl)   
v.   smug·gled, smug·gling, smug·gles

v.   tr.

  1. To import or export without paying lawful customs charges or duties.

  2. To bring in or take out illicitly or by stealth.

v.   intr.
To engage in smuggling.

[Probably Low German smukkeln, smuggeln or Middle Dutch smokkelen.]
smug'gler n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: smug·gle
Pronunciation: 'sm&-g&l
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: smug·gled; smug·gling
transitive verb : to import or export secretly and illegally esp. to avoid paying duties or to evade enforcement of laws <smuggle drugs> smuggling weapons> intransitive verb : to export or import something in violation of customs laws
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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