Contraband vs Legality - What's the difference?
contraband | legality |
(uncountable) any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess
(uncountable) goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods
(countable, US, historical) A black slave during the American Civil War who had escaped to, or been captured by, Union forces.
* 1988 , James McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom , Oxford 2003, p. 497:
prohibited from being traded
* 1940' – ' The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America: Having ... – Division of the Federal Register, the National Archives – Page 2191
* 1953' – United States, United States. President, United States. Congress – ' United States Code Congressional and Administrative News – Page 2039
* 1899' – Albert William Chaster – ' The Powers, Duties and Liabilities of Executive Officers as Between These ... – Stevens and Haynes – Page 55
(obsolete) To import illegally; to smuggle.
(obsolete) To declare prohibited; to forbid.
* Hudibras
As nouns the difference between contraband and legality
is that contraband is (uncountable) any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess while legality is lawfulness.As an adjective contraband
is prohibited from being traded.As a verb contraband
is (obsolete) to import illegally; to smuggle.contraband
English
Noun
(wikipedia contraband) (en-noun)- While some Yanks treated contrabands with a degree of equity or benevolence, the more typical response was indifference, contempt, or cruelty.
Adjective
(en adjective)- "[...] when the seizure is made in connection with a violation involving a contraband article covered by section 1 (b) (1) of the said Act; [...]"
- "The exclusion of mandatory payment of moieties for seizures of contraband controlled substances is accomplished through Section 17 of the bill, [...]"
- "4. Contraband goods may be seized if found in a river before they are landed or offered for sale."
Verb
(en verb)- (Johnson)
- The law severely contrabands / Our taking business off men's hands.