Uttal

  • US:
    • IPA: /ˈkɒn.tɹəˌbænd/
Översättning
Substantiv
1.smuggling {en}
2.smuggelgods
3.kontraband {ett}

Definitioner

Substantiv

  1. (uncountable) any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess
  2. (uncountable) goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods
  3. (countable, US, historical) A black slave during the American Civil War who had escaped to, or been captured by, Union forces.

Adjektiv

  1. prohibited from being traded

Verb

  1. (obsolete) To import illegally; to smuggle.
  2. (obsolete) To declare prohibited; to forbid.

Exempel

  • While some Yanks treated contrabands with a degree of equity or benevolence, the more typical response was indifference, contempt, or cruelty.
  • "[...] 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."
  • The law severely contrabands / Our taking business off men's hands.
  • charged with plotting to smuggle drugs, cellphones and other contraband into the jail

Böjningsformer

PerfektparticipcontrabandedImperfektcontrabanded
PresensparticipcontrabandingPluralcontrabands
Komparativmore contrabandSuperlativmost contraband
Tredje person singular indicativ presenscontrabands

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