Word Meanings - CONTRABANDISM - Book Publishers vocabulary database
Traffic in contraband gods; smuggling.
Related words: (words related to CONTRABANDISM)
- SMUGGLER
1. One who smuggles. 2. A vessel employed in smuggling. - TRAFFICLESS
Destitute of traffic, or trade. - CONTRABAND
1. Illegal or prohobited traffic. Persons the most bound in duty to prevent contraband, and the most interested in the seizures. Burke. 2. Goods or merchandise the importation or exportation of which is forbidden. 3. A negro slave, during the Civil - TRAFFIC MILE
Any unit of the total obtained by adding the passenger miles and ton miles in a railroad's transportation for a given period; -- a term and practice of restricted or erroneous usage. Traffic mile is a term designed to furnish an excuse - TRAFFICABLE
Capable of being disposed of in traffic; marketable. Bp. Hall. - CONTRABANDIST
One who traffic illegaly; a smuggler. - CONTRABANDISM
Traffic in contraband gods; smuggling. - TRAFFIC
trafagar, Pg. traficar, trafegar, trafeguear, LL. traficare; of uncertain origin, perhaps fr. L. trans across, over + -ficare to make (see -fy, and cf. G. übermachen to transmit, send over, e. g., money, wares); or cf. Pg. trasfegar to pour out - SMUGGLE
smokkelen, G. schmuggeln, Dan. smugle, Sw. smyga to introduce or convey secretly, Dan. i smug secretly, D. smuigen to eat in secret, 1. To import or export secretly, contrary to the law; to import or export without paying the duties imposed by - TRAFFICKER
One who traffics, or carries on commerce; a trader; a merchant. - INTERTRAFFIC
Mutual trade of traffic.