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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary con·tra·band ETYMOLOGY Italian contrabbando, from Medieval Latin contrabannum, from contra- + bannus, bannum decree, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German bannan to command — more at ban DATE circa 1529 1. illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling 2. goods or merchandise whose importation, exportation, or possession is forbidden; also : smuggled goods 3. a slave who during the American Civil War escaped to or was brought within the Union lines • contraband adjective English Etymology contraband 1529, from M.Fr . contrebande "a smuggling," from It.contrabando, from L. contra "against" (see contra) + M.L.bannum, from Frank. *ban "a command" (see ban).http://M.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 contraband con·tra·band / 5kCntrEbAnd; NAmE 5kB:n- / noun[U] goods that are illegally taken into or out of a country (非法带入或带出国境的)禁运品,走私货: contraband goods 违禁货物 to smuggle contraband 走私违禁品 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: verb Synonyms: SMUGGLE , bootleg, runn. Function: adjective prohibited or excluded by law or treaty FF1C;fur or feathers from endangered species are contraband in advanced nationsFF1E; Synonyms: banned, hot Related Words: disapproved, proscribed, taboo; forbidden, prohibited; excluded, shut out Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: contraband of war con·tra·band I. \ˈkäntrəˌband, -baa(ə)nd\ noun (-s) Etymology: Italian contrabbando, from Medieval Latin contrabannum, from Latin contra- + Medieval Latin bannus, bannum decree, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German ban command — more at banner 1. : illegal or prohibited traffic : smuggling < persons the most bound in duty to prevent contraband — Edmund Burke > 2. : goods or merchandise the importation, exportation, or sometimes possession of which is forbidden; also : smuggled goods 3. : a Negro slave who during the Civil War escaped to or was brought within the Union lines 4. : contraband of war II. adjective : prohibited or excluded by law or treaty : forbidden < contraband liquor > < contraband cargo > III. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) 1. : to import illegally (as prohibited goods) : smuggle 2. : to declare prohibited : forbid |
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