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human smuggling

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The illegal transportation of a person or persons across an international border.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 偷渡 (tau1 dou6) — smuggling of people
  • Chinese Mandarin: 偷渡 (tōudù) — smuggling of people
  • Chinese Mandarin: 人口走私 (rénkǒu zǒusī) — smuggling of people
  • Danish: menneskesmugling — smuggling of people
  • Finnish: ihmissalakuljetus — smuggling of people
  • German: Menschenschmuggel — smuggling of people
  • Hungarian: embercsempészés — smuggling of people
  • Hungarian: embercsempészet — smuggling of people
  • Polish: przemyt ludzi — smuggling of people
  • Russian: контраба́нда людьми́ (kontrabánda ljudʹmí) — smuggling of people
  • Swedish: människosmuggling — smuggling of people