Contraband synonyms | Best 51 synonyms for contraband

moonshining

(Informal, US) Illicit production and distribution of liquor.

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narcotics

Plural form of narcotic

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illegal

An illegal resident spy.

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piracy

Robbery or other serious acts of violence committed at sea.

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smuggling

The criminal offense of intentionally and secretively bringing an item into a country without declaring it to customs officials and paying the associated duties or taxes, or of bringing a prohibited item into a country.

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crime (related)

(Uncountable) The practice or habit of committing crimes.

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bootleg

Bootlegged; illegal

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black market (related)

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illicit (related)

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forbidden

Having an extremely low probability of occurrence. Used of quantum phenomena:

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unauthorized

Not having any authority

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prohibited from import or export

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poaching

Illegal procurement of protected wildlife such as fish, game, logging, or plant collecting.

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violation of trade laws

Illegal trafficking

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counterfeiting

The act of one who counterfeits.

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bootlegging

Illegal trafficking

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rumrunning

Illegal smuggling of rum

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gunrunning

The smuggling of guns and ammunition into a country

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black marketeering

Illegal trafficking

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drug traffic

Illegal trafficking

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wetbacking

Illegal trafficking

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smuggled goods

Illegal goods

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bootlegged goods

Illegal goods

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poached goods

Illegal goods

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seized goods

Illegal goods

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confiscated goods

Illegal goods

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goods subject to confiscation

Illegal goods

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goods subject to seizure

Illegal goods

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contraband of war

War materiel, as ammunition or weapons, which, by international law, may rightfully be intercepted and seized by either belligerent when shipped to the other one by a neutral country

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plunder

(Slang, dated) baggage; luggage

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hot goods

Illegal goods

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forbidden-fruit

A small variety of shaddock (Citrus decumana), or sometimes other citrus fruits.

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theft (related)

The act or an instance of stealing; larceny

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booty (related)

Goods or property seized by force or piracy.

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acquire

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banned

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cause

A basis for an action or response; a reason:

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deflate

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develop

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moonshine

Whiskey unlawfully distilled; often, specif., such whiskey made from corn and not matured in barrels

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prohibited

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smuggled

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unlawful

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legal (antonym)

The definition of legal is something connected to law or a government’s system of rules.

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lawful (antonym)

In conformity with the principles of the law; permitted by law

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allowed (antonym)

black-market; unlawful

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permitted (antonym)

black-market; unlawful

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legal goods (antonym)

black-market production

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black

The definition of black is covered in darkness or having no light.

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illicitly (related)

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counterfeit (related)

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