bootlegging Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of making or transporting alcoholic liquor for sale illegally
    • the Prohibition amendment made bootlegging profitable
  2. noun the act of selling illegally or without permission
    • the bootlegging of videotapes is common in Asia
  3. verb sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol
    bootleg.
    • They were bootlegging whiskey
  4. verb produce or distribute illegally
    bootleg.
    • bootleg tapes of the diva's singing

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