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   What does contraband mean?

   • Contraband refers to goods that are taken into or out of a country illegally. The ship was found not to be carrying any contraband. Most of the city markets were flooded with contraband goods. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. a. b. 2. 3. Also called: contraband of war international law 4. a. b.

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   What is an example of contraband?

   • An example of contraband is a drug carried across the United States border. To explore this concept, consider the following contraband definition. Noun A term used to describe illicit goods; usually referring to items imported or exported illegally.

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   What is a contraband trade?

   • Their merchants, especially in New England, carried on a brisk and extremely profitable contraband trade. Contraband definition: anything prohibited by law from being imported or exported.. See examples of CONTRABAND used in a sentence.

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   What is considered a contraband item?

   • There are other instances in which legal goods may fall under the category of contraband. This includes items obtained illegally or used in the commission of a crime. For example, items purchased with stolen credit cards classifies as contraband, and are subject to seizure by law enforcement.

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   What is the difference between contraband and Bando?

   • Contra means "against" (contradict, contrary) and bando means "ban," so contraband simply means "against a ban," or despite the rules. Place of origin: Italy. Somehow the word got imported by the English, but there aren't any laws against word-importation, so it would be a stretch to say that contraband is itself contraband.

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   Where did the word contraband come from?

   • Contraband first appeared in English in the early 1500s as a borrowing of Italian contrabbando. This Italian word can be traced to the Medieval Latin word contrabannum, a combination of contra- ("against") and bannum ("decree"). Bannum is Germanic in origin and is related to Old High German bannan ("to command").

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   CONTRABAND definition: 1. goods that are brought into or taken out of the country secretly and illegally: 2. goods that…. Learn more.

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     CONTRABAND meaning: 1. goods that are brought into or taken...

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     CONTRABAND definicja: 1. goods that are brought into or...

   • Contraband Spanish Translation

     CONTRABAND translate: contrabando, contrabando. Learn more...

   • Contraband in Simplified Chinese

     CONTRABAND translate: 违禁品；走私货. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     CONTRABAND translate: 違禁品；走私貨. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     CONTRABAND translate: die Schmuggelware. Learn more in the...

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   a. goods that are prohibited by law from being exported or imported. b. illegally imported or exported goods. 2. illegal traffic in such goods; smuggling. 3. Also called: contraband of war international law. goods that a neutral country may not supply to a belligerent.

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   Contraband definition: anything prohibited by law from being imported or exported.. See examples of CONTRABAND used in a sentence.

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   Contraband means "illicit goods" and usually refers to stuff that's imported or exported illegally, like weapons and certain exotic pets (like tigers). Contra means "against" ( contradict, contrary ) and bando means "ban," so contraband simply means "against a ban," or despite the rules.

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   The meaning of CONTRABAND is illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling. How to use contraband in a sentence. Did you know?

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   n. 1. a. Goods prohibited by law or treaty from being imported or exported. b. Goods that are possessed contrary to law or rule, as in a prison or school. 2. a. Illegal traffic in contraband; smuggling.

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