contraband


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
contraband /ˈkɒntrəband/
noun goods that have been imported or exported illegally.

■ trade in smuggled goods.

■ (also contraband of war) goods forbidden to be supplied by neutrals to those engaged in war.

adjective imported or exported illegally.
– derivatives
contrabandist noun.
– origin C16: from Sp. contrabanda, from Ital. contrabando, from contra- ‘against’ + bando ‘proclamation, ban’.
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