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Derivative contraband consists of goods that may normally be owned, but are liable to be seized because they were used in committing an unlawful act and hence begot illegally, e.g. smuggling goods; stolen goods – knowingly participating in their trade is an offense in itself, called fencing. [5]
Contraband was a term commonly used in the US military during the American Civil War to describe a new status for certain people who escaped slavery or those who affiliated with Union forces. In August 1861, the Union Army and the US Congress determined that the US would no longer return people who escaped slavery who went to Union lines, but ...
The existence of the Multi-Consignment Contraband (MCC) smuggling method (smuggling two or more different types of contraband such as drugs and illegal immigrants or drugs and guns at the same time) was verified following the completion of a study that found 16 documented cases of smugglers transporting more than one type of contraband in the ...
A roadway generally; more specifically, a roadway in the process of development. Heave. Heave or floor heave refers to the floor of a roadway lifting as a result of ground stresses, reducing the roadway height. [6] Soft floors can also bubble up; this was called "creep". [6] Hewer. A hewer is a coal face worker who digs coal, loosening the coal ...
Illegally trafficked small arms and light weapons captured by the United States Fifth Fleet, May 2021. Arms trafficking or gunrunning is the illicit trade of contraband small arms, explosives, and ammunition, which constitutes part of a broad range of illegal activities often associated with transnational criminal organizations.
Generally, the national Democratic and Republican parties start coordinating directly with their presumptive nominees once their status is clear, although there have been some exceptions.
A member of a crew responsible for attaching rails to ties, often called a section hand or track laborer [186] gashouse rough [19] gas station. Main article: Filling station. Place that sells gasoline; term was coined in 1925 [187] gasper. Main article: Cigarette. Cigarette [19] gat. Main article: Firearm. Pistol, Hand gun; see roscoe [47 ...
Contraband (American Civil War), a status for fugitive slaves behind Union lines in Confederate territory during the American Civil War Contraband (coal mine), items which for safety reasons are not allowed to be taken underground in a coal mine