contraband
/ˈkɒntrəbænd/noun
उच्चारण कॉन्ट्रबैन्ड
तस्करी का माल, निषिद्ध वस्तुएँ
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goods that are illegally taken into or out of a country
तस्करी का माल, निषिद्ध वस्तुएँ
- Customs officers seized contraband worth a crore.
- Customs officers seized a large quantity of contraband at the airport.
- The ship was searched for contraband before it entered the port.
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- He was jailed for smuggling contraband across the border.
- Customs officers use trained dogs to sniff out contraband in luggage.
Synonyms smuggled goods illegal goods bootleg goods
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(of goods) illegally taken into or out of a country
तस्करी का, अवैध
- contraband gold
- The police found contraband cigarettes hidden in the truck.
- The police arrested two men carrying contraband goods in a van.
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- A large stock of contraband liquor was destroyed by the authorities.
- Contraband electronic items were found hidden in the cargo.
Synonyms smuggled illegal illicit prohibited banned
Opposite legal legitimate licit
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
smuggled goods illegal goods bootleg goods smuggled illegal illicit prohibited banned
Antonyms
AaSpelling
con·tra·band
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: goods brought into a country illegally are contraband; bringing them is smuggling; the person is a smuggler.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: देश में अवैध रूप से लाया गया माल contraband; लाना smuggling; व्यक्ति smuggler।
General knowledge
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and the Customs department act against contraband; drugs, gold and arms are common contraband.
राजस्व खुफिया निदेशालय (DRI) और सीमा शुल्क विभाग contraband के विरुद्ध कार्रवाई करते हैं; ड्रग्स, सोना और हथियार आम contraband हैं।