n. & a. smuggled (goods); goods which it is forbidden to carry or import. contraband of war, goods supplied to one belligerent and seizable by another. absolute contraband, goods of a kind intended for war use only, e.g. armaments. conditional contraband, goods which only become contraband of war if specifically intended for war use, e.g. food, etc. contrabandage, contrabandism, n.contrabandist, n.