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    contraband
    con‧tra‧band /ˈkɒntrəbænd $ ˈkɑːn-/ noun [uncountable]
     Date: 1500-1600
     Language: Italian
     Origin: contrabbando, from Medieval Latin contrabannum, from contra- ( ⇨ contra-) + bannum 'official order'
    goods that are brought into a country illegally, especially to avoid tax:
        a cargo of contraband
    —contraband adjective:
        contraband cigarettes