What is the Latin word for contraband?

The usual Latin words for “contraband” are vetō, invehō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“contraband” in Latin

vetōto forbid, prevent, prohibit; to advise not to; to oppose, veto invehōto carry, bear, convey into, introduce, bring in, bring upon; to ride, drive, sally, fly to or into; to attack, assail,

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

contraband

vetitus. Contraband, goods, *vetitae merces. To import contraband goods, *clam importare or invehere; *merces vetitas importare; rempublicam fraudare portorio; a dealer in contraband goods, *merces vetitas importans (of the importer): *qui mercaturam vetitam facit.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for contraband?: The usual Latin words for “contraband” are vetō, invehō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.