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Definition of smuggling noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

smuggling

noun
 
/ˈsmʌɡlɪŋ/
 
/ˈsmʌɡlɪŋ/
 [uncountable]
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  1. the crime of taking, sending or bringing goods secretly and illegally into or out of a country
    • drug smuggling
    see also people smuggling
    Extra Examples
    • 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
    Topics Crime and punishmentc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • illegal
    • cigarette
    • cocaine
    • …
    smuggling + noun
    • attempt
    • gang
    • operation
    • …
    preposition
    • smuggling  of
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