contraband
nomadjectifverbeattesté dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//ˈkɒn.tɹəˌbænd//
- États-Unis//ˈkɑn.tɹəˌbænd//
Any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess.
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- 1
Any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess.
- 2
Goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods.
- 3
historiqueA black slave during the American Civil War who had escaped to, or been captured by, Union forces.
While some Yanks treated contrabands with a degree of equity or benevolence, the more typical response was indifference, contempt, or cruelty.
Étymologie
From Spanish contrabanda (modern spelling contrabando), from Italian contrabando (modern spelling contrabbando), from contra (“against”) + bando (“ban”), and reinforced by French contrebande.
adjectif
- 1
Prohibited from being traded.
… when the seizure is made in connection with a violation involving a contraband article covered by section 1 (b) (1) of the said Act; …
The exclusion of mandatory payment of moieties for seizures of contraband controlled substances is accomplished through Section 17 of the bill, …
4. Contraband goods may be seized if found in a river before they are landed or offered for sale.
verbe
- 1
obsolèteTo import illegally; to smuggle.
there are also searched for concealed Slaves, and goods contrabanded
- 2
obsolèteTo declare prohibited; to forbid.
The law severely contrabands / Our taking business off men's hands.
Formes
- pluriel
- contrabands
- comparatif
- more contraband
- superlatif
- most contraband
- passé
- contrabanded
- participe passé
- contrabanded
- participe présent
- contrabanding
- 3ᵉ personne du singulier
- contrabands
contraband · Any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess.
contract · An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a…contracted · Arranged by contract; established by agreement.contractor · A person or company that builds or improves buildings or…