Difference between Illegal and Contraband

ILLEGAL vs CONTRABAND: NOUN

Goods prohibited by law or treaty from being imported or exported.
Goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law
Goods that are possessed contrary to law or rule, as in a prison or school.
Illegal traffic in contraband; smuggling.
Goods that may be seized and confiscated by a belligerent if shipped to another belligerent by a neutral.
An escaped slave during the Civil War who fled to or was taken behind Union lines.
Illegal or prohibited traffic.
Anything by law prohibited to be imported or exported.
In the United States, during the civil war, a negro slave, especially an escaped or a captured slave: so called from a decision of General B. F. Butler, in 1861, that slaves coming into his lines or captured were contraband of war, and so subject to confiscation.
Goods or merchandise the importation or exportation of which is forbidden.
A negro slave, during the Civil War, escaped to, or was brought within, the Union lines. Such slave was considered contraband of war.
That which, according to international law, cannot be supplied to a hostile belligerent except at the risk of seizure and condemnation by the aggrieved belligerent.
Any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess
Goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods
A black slave during the American Civil War who had escaped to, or been captured by, Union forces.
Smuggled goods.

Prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
Being an illegal immigrant; residing in a country illegally.
Forbidden by established rules
Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law.
Not according to, or authorized by, law; specif., contrary to, or in violation of, human law; unlawful; illicit; hence, immoral
Unacceptable to or not performable by a computer.
Prohibited by official rules.
Prohibited by law.
Totally fictitious, and often issued on behalf of a non-existent territory or country.

Not legal; contrary to law; unlawful; illicit: as, an illegal act; illegal commerce.
Synonyms Illegal, Felonious, etc. (See criminal.) Unlawful, Illegitimate, etc. (See lawful.)

Misbranded, Extrajudicial, Bootleg, Smuggled, Punishable, Outlaw, Ineligible, Criminal, Illegitimate, Contraband, Banned, Outlawed, Prohibited, Illicit, Unlawful

Haul, Felony, Forbidden, Smuggler, Dutiable, Trafficking, Illicit, Counterfeit, Smuggle, Smuggling, Black market, Black, Bootleg, Illegal, Smuggled

Misbranded, Extrajudicial, Bootleg, Smuggled, Punishable, Outlaw, Ineligible, Criminal, Illegitimate, Contraband, Banned, Outlawed, Prohibited, Illicit, Unlawful

Private, Haul, Felony, Forbidden, Smuggler, Dutiable, Trafficking, Illicit, Counterfeit, Smuggle, Black market, Black, Bootleg, Illegal, Smuggled

Osuna talked about the problems of illegal immigration, including the recent police beating of several illegal immigrants.
Illegal Drugs: Any person suspected with or caught using illegal drugs before departure will not be allowed on the ride.
Notably, California has a general whistleblower protection statute that protects employees who disclose illegal activity or refuse to participate in illegal activities.
For instance, a contract may be considered illegal if it involves the sale and delivery of illegal narcotics.
You may not use your Debit Card for illegal online gambling or any other illegal transaction.
Buy narcotics or illegal goods and sell them wherever they are illegal to make huge profits.
Illegal drug use includes more than just illegal drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, or heroin.
Officers may seize any other illegal items found during the search, such as illegal narcotics.
Fair Lending or Other Illegal Credit Practices Review We found no evidence of illegal discrimination or other illegal credit practices.
If something is illegal somewhere, it must be illegal everywhere.

There was, however, a key drawback to the law of contraband: that it only applied to goods that actually qualified as contraband.
CONTRABAND CONTROLSigns prohibiting the taking or possession of contraband in the Detention Facility shall be posted onthe exterior of every entrance.
Inside, the officers saw several items of suspected contraband and obtained a warrant, which led to the discovery of more contraband.
When an officer sees or feels contraband, he knows it is present and he can tell who has possession of that contraband.
Contraband or plans to send contraband to the facility.
Contraband Contraband is anything that is not: Issued to you by an institution staff member.
Police Act any contraband and any person believed to be handling contraband.
G4S have begun trailing an innovative prison contraband detection technology to prevent contraband from getting into prisons.
Contraband inspection services utilizing contraband detection canines will be conducted on an unannounced basis.
BGF leaders allegedly used contraband cell phones to order contraband.