Look up: contraband

1. contraband
   [n] - goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law
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2. Contraband
   Con'tra·band noun [ Italian contrabando ; contra + bando ban, proclamation: confer French contrebande . See Ban an edict.] 1. Illegal or prohibited traffic. « Persons the most bound in duty to prevent ...
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3. Contraband
   Con'tra·band adjective Prohibited or excluded by law or treaty; forbidden; as, contraband goods, or trade. « The contraband will always keep pace, in some measure, with the fair trade. Burke. »
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4. Contraband
   Con'tra·band transitive verb 1. To import illegally, as prohibited goods; to smuggle. [ Obsolete] Johnson. 2. To declare prohibited; to forbid. [ Obsolete] « The law severly contrabands Our taking business of men's hands. Hudibras. »
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5. contraband
   noun goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law
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6. Contraband
   • (n.) Illegal or prohibited traffic. • (n.) A negro slave, during the Civil War, escaped to, or was brought within, the Union lines. Such slave was considered contraband of war. • (v. t.) To declare prohibited; to forbid. • (v. t.) To import illegally, as prohibited goods; to sm...
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7. contraband
   in the laws of war, goods that may not be shipped to a belligerent because they serve a military purpose.[3 related articles]
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8. contraband
   contraband When smugglers bring contraband goods into a country, they do so 'against' the proclamation of the government; such smugglers contravene, or 'go against', the law.
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9. contraband
   contraband, in international law, goods necessary or useful in the prosecution of war that a belligerent may lawfully seize from a neutral who is attempting to deliver them to the enemy. The term is sometimes also applied to the goods carried into a country by smuggling. The penalty for carrying con...
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10. Contraband
    In its most extensive sense it means all commerce which is carried on contrary to the laws of the state. This term was also used to designate all kinds of merchandise which were used or transported against the interdictions published by a ban or solemn cry.
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11. Contraband
    Contraband is the term used to describe goods which are prohibited to be imported or exported by the laws of a state.
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12. Contraband
    Contraband is a Second World War spy thriller starring Conrad Veidt, Valerie Hobson, Hay Petrie and Joss Ambler in a story about a Danish sea captain, delayed in a British port, becoming entangled with German spies. Contraband was directed by Michael Powell in 1940.
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13. Contraband
    Contraband was a bluffing family card-based game produced by Pepys Games in the UK between the 1950s and 1970's, based upon the classic playing card game of 'Cheat'. Contraband used proprietary cards, and currency tokens in a game where the objective was to smuggle goods - represented pictorially up...
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14. Contraband
    The word `contraband`, reported in English since 1529, from Medieval French contrebande "a smuggling," denotes any item which, relating to its nature, is illegal to be possessed or sold. Used for goods that by their nature, e.g. too dangerous or offensive in the eyes of the l...
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15. Contraband
    (Velvet Revolver album) | Upper caption = Alternative cover | Type = studio | Cover = velvet_revolver_contraband_black.jpg | Alt = Black album cover with a silhouette of a lady in the center and the band name on the right. | Lower caption = Black version of the album cover --> --> `Contra...
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16. Contraband
    (Golden Earring album) | Upper caption = Alternate USA cover art | Type = studio | Cover = Mad Love.jpg | Lower caption = For the USA, Golden Earing`s "Contraband" album was repackaged as "Mad love" with a slightly altered track listing. --> --> `Contraband` is an a...
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17. Contraband
    (American Civil War) `Contraband` was a term commonly used in the United States military during the American Civil War to describe a new status for certain escaped slaves or those who affiliated with Union forces. the military (and the United States Congress) determined that the US would not ...
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18. Contraband
    (band) `Contraband` was a short-lived supergroup/side project that included members of several famous rock bands from the 1980s, such as The Michael Schenker Group, Ratt, Vixen, Shark Island and L.A. Guns. Contraband came to be after a Vixen and Ratt unplugged session on MTV. Schenker was a g...
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19. Contraband
    (big band) `Contraband` is a progressive big band that formed in the 1980s led by trombonist Willem van Manen, recording exclusively for the BVHaast record label. The ensemble often combines free improvisation with swing. Band members include clarinetist Theo Jörgensmann and trombonist Chr...
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20. Contraband
    (performance group) `Contraband`, a collection of artists led by director/choreographer Sara Shelton Mann, was a dance-based, live performance ensemble, that worked together from 1985 to the mid ‘90s. Based mainly in San Francisco, the group became known for its lively, electrifying per...
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