: The most frequently seized items in U.S. federal prisons include cell phones (47.8%), drugs (34.7%), and weapons such as shanks ( U.S. Sentencing Commission ).
: During the American Civil War, the Union used the term to describe enslaved Black people who escaped to their lines. By labeling them "contraband," Union generals could legally refuse to return them to their enslavers under the laws of war ( Dictionary.com ).
: Items primarily intended for war, such as ammunition , weapons , and military machinery ( Wikipedia ).
: The most frequently seized items in U.S. federal prisons include cell phones (47.8%), drugs (34.7%), and weapons such as shanks ( U.S. Sentencing Commission ).
: During the American Civil War, the Union used the term to describe enslaved Black people who escaped to their lines. By labeling them "contraband," Union generals could legally refuse to return them to their enslavers under the laws of war ( Dictionary.com ).
: Items primarily intended for war, such as ammunition , weapons , and military machinery ( Wikipedia ).