USA HISTORY

THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774

THE BOSTON TEA PARTY INTOLERABLE ACTS FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the meaning of the word smugglers as used in paragraph 4?
A
To cuddle up with someone
B
To lend someone something
C
To bring something secretly
D
To notify people of a delivery
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -: to import or export secretly contrary to the law and especially without paying duties imposed by law. : to convey or introduce surreptitiously. intransitive verb.

Detailed explanation-2: -someone who takes goods or people into or out of a country illegally: a drug/arms/human smuggler.

Detailed explanation-3: -: to move (someone or something) from one country into another illegally and secretly. He was arrested for smuggling drugs into the country. They smuggled immigrants across the border. The paintings had been smuggled out of the country before the war.

Detailed explanation-4: -smuggling, conveyance of things by stealth, particularly the clandestine movement of goods to evade customs duties or import or export restrictions.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hint: Smuggling is the illegal transportation of goods, substances, information, or people in violation of applicable laws or other regulations, such as from a house or building into prison or across international borders.

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