1. contraband - Noun
2. contraband - Adjective
3. contraband - Verb
4. contraband - Adjective Satellite
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 dictionaryMorality 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