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contraband

/ˈkɒn.tɹəˌbænd/
noun
  1. Any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess

  2. Goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods

  3. A black slave during the American Civil War who had escaped to, or been captured by, Union forces.

verb
  1. To import illegally; to smuggle.

  2. To declare prohibited; to forbid.

adjective
  1. Prohibited from being traded

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