- contraband goods
- контрабандный товар
English-russian accounting dictionary. 2014.
English-russian accounting dictionary. 2014.
contraband — con·tra·band / kän trə ˌband/ n [Italian contrabbando act of smuggling, from contra against + bando edict, law]: property that is unlawfully produced, possessed, or transported contraband per se: property that is in and of itself unlawful to… … Law dictionary
contraband — con‧tra‧band [ˈkɒntrəbænd ǁ ˈkɑːn ] noun [uncountable] LAW TAX goods that are brought into a country illegally, especially without tax being paid on them: • He had been accused of smuggling contraband from Brazil. • traders dealing in contraband… … Financial and business terms
Contraband — Con tra*band, a. Prohibited or excluded by law or treaty; forbidden; as, contraband goods, or trade. [1913 Webster] The contraband will always keep pace, in some measure, with the fair trade. Burke. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contraband — n. & a. smuggled (goods); goods which it is forbidden to carry or import. ♦ contraband of war, goods supplied to one belligerent and seizable by another. ♦ absolute contraband, goods of a kind intended for war use only, e.g. armaments.… … Dictionary of difficult words
contraband — [[t]kɒ̱ntrəbænd[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft N n Contraband refers to goods that are taken into or out of a country illegally. The ship was found not to be carrying any contraband... Most of the city markets were flooded with contraband goods … English dictionary
contraband — 1. noun 1) contraband was suspected Syn: smuggling, illegal traffic, black marketeering, bootlegging; the black market 2) they confiscated the contraband Syn: stolen goods, swag, bootleg 2. adjective cont … Thesaurus of popular words
Contraband (American Civil War) — Contraband was a term commonly used in the United States military during the American Civil War to describe a new status for certain escaped slaves or those who affiliated with Union forces after the military (and the United States Congress)… … Wikipedia
Contraband (disambiguation) — Contraband refers to goods which are illegal to possess or trade. Contraband may also refer to: Contraband (American Civil War), a status for fugitive slaves behind Union lines in Rebel territory during the American Civil War Contraband… … Wikipedia
contraband — [adj] black market; unlawful banned, bootleg, bootlegged, disapproved, excluded, forbidden, hot*, illegal, illicit, interdicted, prohibited, proscribed, shut out, smuggled, taboo, unauthorized, verboten; concepts 319,545 Ant. allowed, lawful,… … New thesaurus
Contraband — Con tra*band, n. [It. contrabando; contra + bando ban, proclamation: cf. F. contrebande. See {Ban} an edict.] 1. Illegal or prohibited traffic. [1913 Webster] Persons the most bound in duty to prevent contraband, and the most interested in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Contraband of war — Contraband Con tra*band, n. [It. contrabando; contra + bando ban, proclamation: cf. F. contrebande. See {Ban} an edict.] 1. Illegal or prohibited traffic. [1913 Webster] Persons the most bound in duty to prevent contraband, and the most… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English