A synonym for contraband is illegal. An antonym for contraband is legal.
When the union troops were in an area they often had the freed slaves come to them for protection and to help. At one point slaves came to one unit and the confederate officer demanded the return of the slaves from the union commander. The union commander told the Confederate that the slaves were contraband. By declaring them contraband he didn't have to return the slaves. After that event they called themselves "contraband."
Contraband Spain was created in 1956.
Contraband was released on 01/13/2012.
The Production Budget for Contraband was $25,000,000.
Contraband is an album by Velvet Revolver.
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Contraband can be used as either a noun or an adjective (a word that describes a noun). I will give an example of each:Noun - The officer found contraband in the mobster's trunk.Adj - The DVDs were contraband because they were illegally smuggled into Canada.
Contraband grossed $66,528,000 in the domestic market.
One is 'contraband'.
Contraband. Later, black soldiers were served in the Cavalry in the West, where the Indians gave them the name "buffalo soldiers". The above answer is not entirely correct. Black troops in the civil war were called United States Colored Troops. Contraband were slaves that escaped into the possession of the Union Army. Tens of 1000's of the USCT's were from the North and would not be considered CONTRABANDS of war. Many of these men were free men of color and never new the bondage of slavery, therefore it would be insulting to them to be characterized as "contraband".
Contraband - 1940 is rated/received certificates of: Sweden:15 UK:U