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contraband

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Main Entry:
con·tra·band 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈkän-trə-ˌband\
Function:
noun
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 : smuggling2: goods or merchandise whose importation, exportation, or possession is forbidden ; also : smuggled goods3: a slave who during the American Civil War escaped to or was brought within the Union lines
contraband adjective


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