| 单词 | contraband of war |
| 释义 | > as lemmascontraband of war 3. (In full contraband of war.) Anything (esp. arms, stores, or other things available for hostile purposes) forbidden to be supplied by neutrals to belligerents in time of war, and liable by the law of nations to be captured and confiscated. Also absolute contraband (see quots.); opposed to conditional contraband, anything (such as coal, provisions, vehicles) that may be treated as contraband if it is intended for warlike purposes. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > [noun] gearc1275 armourc1300 armsc1325 armingc1330 ordnancea1393 armourer?c1400 artilleryc1405 habiliments1422 artry1447 armaturea1460 apparamenta1464 atour1480 munitionc1515 furnishments1559 furniture1569 equipage1579 ammunition?1588 magazine1588 victuals1653 war1667 armament1668 contraband1753 stuff1883 society > trade and finance > merchandise > [noun] > smuggled or contraband goods > during war contraband1753 1753 Scots Mag. Mar. 121/1 They are carrying contraband to the enemy. 1804 Ann. Rev. & Hist. Lit. 1803 2 306 Contraband of war will always be seized by the powerful..during a blockade. 1826 J. Kent Comm. Amer. Law I. vii. 125 It is natural that they should desire to diminish the list of contraband as much as possible. 1865 J. Bright Speeches Amer. Question 63 As to Messrs. Slidell and Mason being or not being contraband, the General answers for it..that they bore that character. 1879 J. Lubbock Addresses, Polit. & Educ. vii. 129 With the exception of contraband of war. 1905 T. E. Holland Let. to ‘The Times’ 1 July (1909) 109 Russia consented to recognise the..distinction between ‘absolute’ and ‘conditional’ contraband... Cotton has now followed foodstuffs into the category of ‘conditional’ contraband. 1939 W. Arnold-Forster Blockade, 1914–1919 6 Absolute Contraband consisted of articles used only for military purposes, such as artillery. 1939 W. Arnold-Forster Blockade, 1914–1919 6 Conditional Contraband consisted of certain commodities that might be used either for military or civilian purposes, including food, fuel, and lubricants. < as lemmas |
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