contraband
Plural: contrabands
Noun
- goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law
- Any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess.
- Goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods.
- A black slave during the American Civil War who had escaped to, or been captured by, Union forces.
Adjective Satellite
- distributed or sold illicitly
Adj
- Prohibited from being traded.
Verb
- To import illegally; to smuggle.
- To declare prohibited; to forbid.
Origin / Etymology
From Spanish contrabanda (modern spelling contrabando), from Italian contrabando (modern spelling contrabbando), from contra (“against”) + bando (“ban”), and reinforced by French contrebande.
Scrabble Score: 15
contraband: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcontraband: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
contraband: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 19
contraband: valid Words With Friends Word