/
ˈkɒntrəband/
n.
goods that have been imported or exported illegally.
▸trade in smuggled goods.
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(also contraband of war)
goods forbidden to be supplied by neutrals to those engaged in war.
adj.
imported or exported illegally.
Derivative
Etymology
C16: from Sp. contrabanda, from Ital. contrabando, from contra- ‘against’ + bando ‘proclamation, ban’.
