smuggling
noun/ˈsmʌɡlɪŋ/
/ˈsmʌɡlɪŋ/
[uncountable]- the crime of taking, sending or bringing goods secretly and illegally into or out of a country
- drug smuggling
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentc1- The two sailors are caught up in a diamond-smuggling racket.
- They have been charged with people smuggling.
- the smuggling of narcotics into the country
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- illegal
- cigarette
- cocaine
- …
- attempt
- gang
- operation
- …
- smuggling of
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