Contraband
Contraband adjective - Distributed or sold illicitly.
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Synonyms for Contraband
Smuggle and contraband are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Smuggle" instead a verb "Contraband".
Nearby Word: contrabandist
Smuggle
Smuggle verb - Import or export without paying customs duties.
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Synonyms for Smuggle
Contraband and smuggle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contraband" instead a verb "Smuggle".
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- Has been reprimanded for smuggling or attempting to smuggle certain contraband substances into the institute.
Source: Fanfic / Brainbent -
Aside from smuggled objects coming in via deliveries, prisoners can actually phone out to family who will smuggle in contraband or even call friends from outside who will throw boxes of contraband over the walls.
Source: Video Game / Prison Architect -
Coffin Contraband: Millard's plan is to kill Knievel in Mexico and smuggle heroin in the van carrying Knievel's body back into the United States.
Source: Film / Viva Knievel
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