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contraband
1. n. any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess
2. n. goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods
3. n. (US, historical) A black slave during the American Civil War who had escaped to, or been captured by, Union forces.
4. adj. prohibited from being traded
5. v. (obsolete) To import illegally; to smuggle.
6. v. (obsolete) To declare prohibited; to forbid.

Example Sentences

More contraband of war, I suppose.

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