While some Yanks treated contrabands with a degree of equity or benevolence, the more typical response was indifference, contempt, or cruelty.
"[...] when the seizure is made in connection with a violation involving a contraband article covered by section 1 (b) (1) of the said Act; [...]"
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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, 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
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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
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Contraband — Cóntraband, adj. et adv. aus dem Ital. contrabando, einem Verbothe zuwider, doch nur von der verbothenen Einfuhre fremder Waaren. Contrabande Waaren, die wider das Verboth eingeführet werden, oder von denen die gesetzte Abgabe nicht entrichtet… … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
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 — [kän′trə band΄] n. [Sp contrabanda, a smuggling < It contrabando < contra , against + bando < ML bannum < Frank * ban, a command; akin to OE ban: see BAN1] 1. unlawful or prohibited trade 2. goods forbidden by law to be imported or… … English World dictionary
Contraband — Con tra*band, v. t. 1. To import illegally, as prohibited goods; to smuggle. [Obs.] Johnson. [1913 Webster] 2. To declare prohibited; to forbid. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The law severly contrabands Our taking business of men s hands. Hudibras. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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