noun see: ban Date: circa 1529 illegal or prohibited traffic in goods ; smuggling, goods or merchandise whose importation, exportation, or possession is forbidden, a slave who during the American Civil War escaped to or was brought within the Union lines, ~ adjective
CONTRABAND
Meaning of CONTRABAND in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012