contraband
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- noun
- /ˈkɒntrəˌbænd/
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contrabando
- In the three decades since Place, the Court has addressed only one kind of contraband: drugs.
- drugs and contraband
- weapons and contraband
- smuggling of contraband
So they tell us first, all right, get any sort of contraband you have.
- So they tell us first, all right, get any sort of contraband you have.
- And every one of these searches fails to find any contraband.
- They both do kind of underworld stuff like the drug trade, contraband, illegal, low key human trafficking, but like magical being trafficking.
Examples
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I believe the contraband weapon was a pipe.
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we were unable to find any weapons, any contraband, or anything like that.
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Step forward for contraband and weapons search.
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You got contraband in there?
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Moreover, its control of the economy was slipping away because of contraband trade and speculation.
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They now impose a naval blockade on Germany, preventing contraband goods, including food, from reaching it by sea.
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The customs officers discovered a large shipment of contraband that included illegal firearms and narcotics.
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Prison guards work tirelessly to prevent contraband like drugs and weapons from entering the facility.
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Authorities seized millions of dollars worth of contraband goods during the operation against smuggling rings.
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Etymology
Contraband comes from parts that mean 'against' and 'ban'. The contra- part means 'against', and the second part is like the English word ban meaning 'an official order'. So contraband literally means things kept 'against the ban', which is why it now means goods that are illegal to have or trade.