contraband

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

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