contraband of war

American  

noun

International Law.

1. goods that a neutral nation cannot supply to a belligerent nation except at the risk of seizure and confiscation.

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Etymology

Origin of contraband of war

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

Historians have argued that Butler’s so-called contraband of war policy did not concern itself with the Black men’s humanity.

From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2020

Neutral ships bearing neutral goods, even if bound to an enemy port, were liable to destruction only if found upon visit to be carrying goods that were contraband of war.

From Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons by Abbot, Willis J. (Willis John)

"She must have been carrying some contraband of war, Luke."

From At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy by Stratemeyer, Edward

Neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to capture under the enemy’s flag; 4.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various

Our enemies are obtaining contraband of war from the United States, in particular rifles, to the value of many milliards of marks; this is within their rights.

From My Three Years in America by Bernstorff, Johann Heinrich Andreas Hermann Albrecht Graf von