单词 | contraband |
释义 | Word Frequency contraband(ˈkɒntrəˌbænd) noun 1. a. goods that are prohibited by law from being exported or imported b. illegally imported or exported goods 2. illegal traffic in such goods; smuggling 3. Also called: contraband of war international law goods that a neutral country may not supply to a belligerent 4. (during the American Civil War) a Black slave captured by the Union forces or one who escaped to the Union lines adjective 5. (of goods) a. forbidden by law from being imported or exported b. illegally imported or exported Derived forms contrabandist (ˈcontraˌbandist) noun Word origin C16: from Spanish contrabanda, from Italian contrabando (modern contrabbando), from Medieval Latin contrabannum, from contra- + bannum ban, of Germanic origin |
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