Definitions for smuggling
smug·gling

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.8 / 4 votes

1. smugglingnoun

   secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty is due

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. smugglingnoun

   An act of smuggling.

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1. Smuggling

   Smuggling is the illegal transportation of objects, substances, information or people, such as out of a house or buildings, into a prison, or across an international border, in violation of applicable laws or other regulations. There are various motivations to smuggle. These include the participation in illegal trade, such as in the drug trade, illegal weapons trade, prostitution, human trafficking, kidnapping, exotic wildlife trade, art theft, heists, chop shops, illegal immigration or illegal emigration, tax evasion, import/export restrictions, providing contraband to prison inmates, or the theft of the items being smuggled. Smuggling is a common theme in literature, from Bizet's opera Carmen to the James Bond spy books (and later films) Diamonds Are Forever and Goldfinger.

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1. Smuggling

   of Smuggle

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1. Smuggling

   Smuggling is the illegal transportation of goods or persons, such as out of a building, into a prison, or across an international border, in violation of applicable laws or other regulations. There are various motivations to smuggle. These include the participation in illegal trade, such as in the drug trade, in illegal immigration or illegal emigration, tax evasion, providing contraband to a prison inmate, or the theft of the items being smuggled. Examples of non-financial motivations include bringing banned items past a security checkpoint or the removal of classified documents from a government or corporate office. Smuggling is a common theme in literature, from Bizet's Carmen to the James Bond books Diamonds are Forever and Goldfinger.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. smuggling

   Defrauding the public revenue by importing or exporting goods without paying the customs dues chargeable upon them.

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1. • Importing

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of smuggling in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of smuggling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of smuggling in a Sentence

1. Alejandro Mayorkas:

   I can not communicate this message too strongly that individuals should not put their life savings in the hands of smuggling organizations that exploit their vulnerability, the border is not open.

2. Tony Abbott:

   The only way you can stop the deaths is to stop the people smuggling trade. The only way you can stop the deaths is, in fact, to stop the boats, that's why it is so urgent that the countries of Europe adopt very strong policies that will end the people smuggling trade across the Mediterranean.

3. Mc Garry:

   About 8 % of the world's largest tankers are now engaged in the smuggling of sanctioned oil, largely comprising Iranian and Venezuelan product, ghosting.

4. Kyrsten Sinema:

   Cartels recruit teenage Arizonans to support smuggling and trafficking near our border – luring them into dangerous and illegal activities for easy cash that puts their lives and others at serious risk.

5. Texas DPS spokesman Christopher Olivarez:

   That is why we are experiencing an increase in human smuggling events along the border, many individuals from larger metropolitan areas such as Austin, Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and even out of state are being recruited as drivers through social media platforms to smuggle illegal immigrants.

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