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Synonyms for contraband
ˈkɒn trəˌbændcon·tra·band
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
contraband
Synonyms:
illicit, interdicted, smuggledAntonyms:
licit, uninterstated, free
Princeton's WordNet
contrabandadjective
goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law
Antonyms:
legalbootleg, black, black-market, contraband, smuggledadjective
distributed or sold illicitly
"the black economy pays no taxes"
Synonyms:
pitch-dark, black-market, shameful, dim, blackened, inglorious, grim, calamitous, fatal, fateful, black, dark, sinister, opprobrious, bootleg, disgraceful, smutty, pitch-black, smuggled, ignominious, disastrous, bleak, mordantAntonyms:
legal
Dictionary of English Synonymes
contrabandadjective
Synonyms:
prohibited, illegal, unlawful, illicitcontrabandnoun
Synonyms:
illegal trafficcontrabandnoun
Synonyms:
prohibited articlescontrabandnoun
Synonyms:
[U. S.] negro slave
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
contrabandadjective
Synonyms:
prohibited, forbidden, unlawful, illegal
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#271 | black | |
#1640 | dark | |
#8192 | fatal | |
#9389 | dim | |
#14856 | grim | |
#18565 | illicit | |
#19559 | sinister | |
#22839 | disastrous | |
#23619 | smuggling | |
#25029 | bleak | |
#25042 | bootleg | |
#29867 | shameful | |
#34766 | blackened | |
#41643 | contraband | |
#42259 | fateful | |
#45257 | disgraceful | |
#45349 | smuggled | |
#64669 | smuggle | |
#117416 | mordant | |
#121753 | ignominious | |
#127931 | calamitous | |
#140999 | smutty | |
#157749 | inglorious | |
#200813 | interdicted | |
#285694 | opprobrious |
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The problem with the statement that youre apprehending 80 or 90 percent of drugs at ports of entry -- thats like saying you apprehend most contraband at TSA checkpoints at airports, you apprehend the contraband there because thats where you have the people, the screeners. I assure you if we had screeners of that same density across every single inch and mile of the southern border, youd have more drugs interdicted in those areas.
We talk about technology. Several hundred million dollars for the technology to scan the cars coming through the ports of entry and that is to detect guns, its like an electronic dog almost to detect drugs, guns and contraband.
Pennsylvania Zane David Memeger:
Prison guards who violate security procedures by smuggling drugs and other contraband to inmates undermine that safety and make an inherently dangerous environment more dangerous.
No drugs or contraband or influence of escape, if it clears through the mailroom, it's delivered to the inmate.
They are used for terrorist attacks, but they are also used to smuggle arms and contraband, we have learned that these tunnels are being used well beyond Israel. Korea is another example -- tunnels have been found in North Korea. Here at home, more than 150 tunnels have been found since 2009.
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