#267 contraband

contraband- goods that are prohibited by law from being exported or imported; illegally imported

C16 from Spanish contrabanda, from Italian contrabando from Latin contrabannum from contra+bannum ban, of Germanic origin

Smuggling of money, drugs, weapons, and other contraband is all too common.

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