CONTRABAND

 

MEANING 1: (n.) goods that are prohibited or illegal 

EXAMPLE SENTENCES:

1. The mafia is heavily involved in contraband of all kinds.
2. They export narcotics and such contraband across the globe. 

 

MEANING 2: (n.) merchandise or goods which are not allowed to be exported or imported  

EXAMPLE SENTENCES:

1. The police unearthed a large bag of drugs and other contraband from their boat.
2. The truck was pulled over and searched for contraband like drugs, explosives and illegal weapons.

 

MEANING 3: (n.) a slave who would have escaped or would be brought within the Union Lines during the American Civil War

EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

1. The contrabands in the North were envied by the slaves in the South.

 

SYNONYMS: Banned, Bootleg, Smuggled

ANTONYMS: Legal, Permitted, Lawful

 

Also see

CONUNDRUM MEANING

CYNICAL MEANING

DEBAUCHERY MEANING

DESPICABLE MEANING