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Contraband (from Medieval French contrebande "smuggling") [1] is any item that, relating to its nature, is illegal to be possessed or sold. It comprises goods that by their nature are considered too dangerous or offensive in the eyes of the legislator—termed contraband in se —and forbidden.
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 ...
The doctrine only authorizes the seizure of contraband or evidence; it does not authorize a further search or additional investigation. [15] Therefore, if investigators do not have enough evidence to meet the probable cause requirement, they may not even conduct a relatively nonintrusive search to establish probable cause.
Contraband. Contraband was material banned from being taken down the mine, generally for safety reasons, such as matches and cigarettes. Miners were regularly checked for contraband. Corf or corve. A woven wood basket for carrying or transporting (called hurrying) coal to the surface. [14]
Two of the latest suits, filed in late September, allege sexual abuse by former group life coordinator Cherie MacDougall at MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility. MacLaren, located in Woodburn, is ...
In Charles Dickens' 19th-century story Oliver Twist, Fagin (far left) is a fence who recruits homeless boys and trains them as pickpockets.. A fence, also known as a receiver, mover, or moving man, is an individual who knowingly buys stolen goods in order to later resell them for profit.
Cryptocurrencies can serve different functions depending on their design. For example, Bitcoin was created to enable money transfers, though it’s rarely accepted as currency and operates slower ...