contraband: Meaning and Definition of
con•tra•band
Pronunciation: (kon'tru-band"), [key]
— n.
- anything prohibited by law from being imported or exported.
- goods imported or exported illegally.
- illegal or prohibited trade; smuggling.
- See
- (during the American Civil War) a black slave who escaped to or was brought within the Union lines.
—adj.
- prohibited from export or import.
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