- (n.) Illegal or prohibited traffic.
- (n.) A negro slave, during the Civil War, escaped to or was brought within, the Union lines. Such slave was considered contraband of war.
- (v.t.) To declare prohibited; to forbid.
- (v.t.) To import illegally, as prohibited goods; to smuggle.
- (n.) Goods or merchandise the importation or exportation of which is forbidden.
- (a.) Prohibited or excluded by law or treaty; forbidden; as, contraband goods or trade.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). contraband. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/contraband/definitions/1991034 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "contraband" http://smartdefine.org/contraband/definitions/1991034 (accessed September 23, 2026). |
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| MLA | Webster's. "contraband" 27 May 2011. Web. 23 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/contraband/definitions/1991034> |