LekhoriLekhoriAny 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.
While some Yanks treated contrabands with a degree of equity or benevolence, the more typical response was indifference, contempt, or cruelty.
Prohibited from being traded.
… when the seizure is made in connection with a violation involving a contraband article covered by section 1 (b) (1) of the said Act; …
To import illegally; to smuggle.
there are also searched for concealed Slaves, and goods contrabanded
To declare prohibited; to forbid.
From Spanish contrabanda (modern spelling contrabando), from Italian contrabando (modern spelling contrabbando), from contra (“against”) + bando (“ban”), and reinforced by French contrebande.
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The law severely contrabands / Our taking business off men's hands.