ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Contraband

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈkɒn.tɹəˌbænd/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Contraband is a noun meaning (uncountable) Any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess.

Meaning

(uncountable) Any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess.

(uncountable) Goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods.
(countable, US, historical) A black slave during the American Civil War who had escaped to, or been captured by, Union forces.
Prohibited from being traded.
(obsolete) To import illegally; to smuggle.
(obsolete) To declare prohibited; to forbid.

The law severely contrabands / Our taking business off men's hands.

there are also searched for concealed Slaves, and goods contrabanded

4. Contraband goods may be seized if found in a river before they are landed or offered for sale.

… when the seizure is made in connection with a violation involving a contraband article covered by section 1 (b) (1) of the said Act; …

Depending on context, synonyms include black, bootleg, black-market, illegal, smuggled.

Related dictionary entries include bootleg, black-market, illegal, black, smuggled, smuggling.

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