contraband

Speech parts

1. contraband - Noun

2. contraband - Adjective

3. contraband - Verb

4. contraband - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Illegal or prohibited traffic.

Goods or merchandise the importation or exportation of which is forbidden.

A negro slave, during the Civil War, escaped to, or was brought within, the Union lines. Such slave was considered contraband of war.

Prohibited or excluded by law or treaty; forbidden; as, contraband goods, or trade.

To import illegally, as prohibited goods; to smuggle.

To declare prohibited; to forbid.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

black bootleg black-market smuggled tabu impermissible hot drug criminal illegal banned prohibited forbidden illegitimate piracy
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Antonyms

best official legal accepted bona fide classical
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Hypernyms

ware product merchandise

Phrases with the word

run contraband homemade contraband contraband ringing contraband trade contraband market

Examples

Morality is contraband in war. Mahatma Gandhi

Hope is a contraband passed from hand to hand and story to story. John Berger

the black economy pays no taxes Source: Internet

According to police, Arif Mithaiwala (22) and his friend Faiz Bhiwandiwala (31) had ordered the contraband from Darknet, a part of the internet that cannot be accessed through search engines and known to be used for illegal activity. Source: Internet

According to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Jeffrey Lecky, the officer in charge of narcotics in Area One, the contraband was found during an operation that lasted more than six hours and featured military and police personnel. Source: Internet

After calling Gekko's office 59 days in a row trying to land an appointment, Bud visits Gekko on his birthday with a box of Gekko's favorite, contraband Cuban cigars. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

contra-trader contra-trading contrabalanced contraband market contraband of war contraband ringing