Associations to the word «Contraband»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

CONTRABAND, noun. Goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law.
CONTRABAND, adjective. Distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no taxes".

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca