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Legal Terms – contraband
n. 1. Goods whose import or export is forbidden. 2. (Wartime contraband) Items (like weapons) transported by a belligerent or neutral vessel (ship or aircraft) during a conflict and intended for use by one belligerent power against the other (or capable of being utilized in that capacity). Historically, items with peaceful purposes that could yet aid a belligerent were considered conditional contraband, but weapons and other military hardware were considered absolute contraband. Although officially maintained, the distinction is now essentially nonexistent. States engaged in conflict are expected to publish lists of prohibited items in order to use their power of arrest. Even if the goods are being transported by an enemy ship from a neutral nation, they are still considered illegal. The right to take and confiscate such items belongs to the other belligerent.
n. 1. Goods whose import or export is forbidden. 2. (Wartime contraband) Items (like weapons) transported by a belligerent or neutral vessel (ship or aircraft) during a conflict and intended for use by one belligerent power against the other (or capable of being utilized in that capacity). Historically, items with peaceful purposes that could yet aid a belligerent were considered conditional contraband, but weapons and other military hardware were considered absolute contraband. Although officially maintained, the distinction is now essentially nonexistent. States engaged in conflict are expected to publish lists of prohibited items in order to use their power of arrest. Even if the goods are being transported by an enemy ship from a neutral nation, they are still considered illegal. The right to take and confiscate such items belongs to the other belligerent.
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