Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Smuggling — Smuggling, also known as trafficking, is the clandestine transportation of goods or persons past a point where prohibited, such as out of a building, into a prison, or across an international border, in violation of the law or other rules.There… … Wikipedia
smuggling — The criminal offense of bringing into, or removing from, a country those items that are prohibited or upon which customs or excise duties have not been paid. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. smuggling … Law dictionary
smuggling — Act of importing and exporting secretly and illegally to avoid paying duties or to evade enforcement of laws (e.g., drug or firearms control laws). Smuggling is probably as old as the first tax or regulation on trade. Two main methods exist: the… … Universalium
smuggling — smuggle smug‧gle [ˈsmʌgl] verb [transitive] LAW to take something or someone illegally from one country to another: smuggle something into/out of • They caught her trying to smuggle drugs into France. • The silver was found in Yugoslavia and… … Financial and business terms
smuggling — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ illegal ▪ cigarette, cocaine, diamond, drug, heroin, etc. ▪ alien (AmE), human … Collocations dictionary
smuggling — n. to engage in smuggling * * * [ smʌglɪŋ] to engage in smuggling … Combinatory dictionary
Smuggling — Smuggle Smug gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Smuggled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Smuggling}.] [Of Low German or Scand. origin; cf. LG. smuggeln, D. smokkelen, G. schmuggeln, Dan. smugle, Sw. smyga to introduce or convey secretly, Dan. i smug secretly, D.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
smuggling — noun An act of smuggling … Wiktionary
smuggling — smug|gling [ˈsmʌgəlıŋ] n [U] the crime of taking something illegally from one country to another ▪ He was arrested in connection with drug smuggling … Dictionary of contemporary English
smuggling — noun (U) the crime of taking things illegally from one country to another: a diamond smuggling operation … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
smuggling — Illegal international trading in goods and services. Smuggling is an aspect of the Underground economy … Auditor's dictionary
