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smuggling::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | importation, importing |
| Has types | gunrunning |
| Derivation | smuggle |
Examples of smuggling
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In December, a smuggling boat washed up on the beach at Crystal Cove State Park.
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The UN peacekeepers in Lebanon failed to prevent the smuggling of this weaponry.
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To make ends meet, she became involved in a dangerous human-smuggling operation.
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A man who agents said was linked to smuggling was fatally shot in December 2005.
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Israeli planes also hit the tunnels used for smuggling on the Gaza-Egypt border.
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During times of greater smuggling activity, he would sell carnitas in the hills.
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Pakistani sources say Khan used Dubai gold dealers to launder smuggling profits.
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Eighty eight are in NSW jails, including 68 charged under people smuggling laws.
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Big Al aided the sheikh's cause by smuggling cheeseburgers to his hospital room.
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- Import or export without paying customs duties; "She smuggled cigarettes across the border"
- (smuggled) bootleg: distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no taxes"
- (smuggling) secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty is due
- Smuggling 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 applicable laws or other regulations.
- (The Smugglers) The Smugglers is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from September 10 to October 1, 1966.
- (The Smugglers (band)) The Smugglers are a Canadian indie rock band. The band consists of vocalist Grant Lawrence, guitarists Nick Thomas and David Carswell, bassist Beez and drummers Graham Watson and Bryce Dunn.
- To import or export, illicitly or by stealth, without paying lawful customs charges or duties; To thrash or be thrashed by a bear's claws, or to swipe at or be swiped at by a person's arms in a bearlike manner
- (smuggled) taken out of a place illegally
- (Smuggling) Bring in or take out of this country illegally.
