contraband

/ˈkɒn.tɹəˌbænd//ˈkɑn.tɹəˌbænd/

noun

  1. 1

    Any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess

  2. 2

    Goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods

  3. 3

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

verb

  1. 1

    To import illegally; to smuggle.

  2. 2

    To declare prohibited; to forbid.

adjective

  1. 1

    Prohibited from being traded

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