Definitions for contrabandˈkɒn trəˌbænd
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
con•tra•bandˈkɒn trəˌbænd(n.)
anything prohibited by law from being imported or exported.
goods imported or exported illegally.
illegal or prohibited trade.
(during the Civil War) a black slave who escaped to or was brought within the Union lines.
Category: American History
(adj.)prohibited from export or import.
Origin of contraband:
1520–30; earlier contrabanda < Sp < It contrab(b)ando=contra-contra -1+ ML bandum, var. of bannumban2
Princeton's WordNet
contraband(adj)
goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law
bootleg, black, black-market, contraband, smuggled(adj)
distributed or sold illicitly
"the black economy pays no taxes"
Wiktionary
contraband(Noun)
any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess
contraband(Noun)
goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods
contraband(Noun)
A black slave during the American Civil War who had escaped to, or been captured by, Union forces.
contraband(Adjective)
prohibited from being traded
Webster Dictionary
Contraband(noun)
illegal or prohibited traffic
Contraband(noun)
goods or merchandise the importation or exportation of which is forbidden
Contraband(noun)
a negro slave, during the Civil War, escaped to, or was brought within, the Union lines. Such slave was considered contraband of war
Contraband(adj)
prohibited or excluded by law or treaty; forbidden; as, contraband goods, or trade
Contraband(verb)
to import illegally, as prohibited goods; to smuggle
Contraband(verb)
to declare prohibited; to forbid
Translations for contraband
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
contraband(adjective)
goods which are legally forbidden to be brought into a country.
contraband cigarettes.
- verbodeAfrikaans
- مُهَرَّب، مَحْظور قانونِيّاًArabic
- контрабанденBulgarian
- de contrabandoPortuguese (BR)
- pašovanýCzech
- Schmuggel-...German
- smugler-Danish
- λαθραίοςGreek
- de contrabandoSpanish
- sala(kauba)-Estonian
- قاچاقFarsi
- salakuljetettuFinnish
- de contrebandeFrench
- מוּברָחHebrew
- माल वर्जित करनाHindi
- krijumčarenCroatian
- csempész(ett)Hungarian
- selundupanIndonesian
- smygl-Icelandic
- di contrabbandoItalian
- 禁制のJapanese
- 금지된, 금수의Korean
- kontrabandinisLithuanian
- kontrabandas-Latvian
- rokok kontrabanMalay
- gesmokkeldDutch
- smugler-Norwegian
- czarnorynkowy, z przemytuPolish
- قاچاقPersian
- قاچاقPashto
- de contrabandoPortuguese
- de contrabandăRomanian
- контрабандныйRussian
- pašovanýSlovak
- tihotapskiSlovenian
- švercovanSerbian
- kontrabands-, smuggel-Swedish
- ที่ขายอย่างผิดกฎหมายThai
- kaçakTurkish
- 走私的Chinese (Trad.)
- контрабанднийUkrainian
- ممنوعUrdu
- lậuVietnamese
- 走私的Chinese (Simp.)
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