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contrabando — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • contraband noun Goods that are illegal to own, trade, or smuggle.
  • smuggle verb To move goods or people illegally across a border or past authorities, avoiding taxes, laws, or detection.
  • smuggling noun The act of illegally moving goods or people across a border or past authorities.

Senses

contrabando is used for these senses in English:

  • contraband (uncountable) Goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods.
  • smuggle (transitive, intransitive) To import or export, illicitly or by stealth, without paying lawful customs charges or duties

contraband — full definition

  1. noun Goods that are illegal to own, trade, or smuggle.
  2. adjective Forbidden to be traded or carried.

smuggle — full definition

  1. verb To move goods or people illegally across a border or past authorities, avoiding taxes, laws, or detection.
  2. verb To bring something in secretly, not necessarily illegally.

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