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any of a category of behavior-altering or addictive drugs, as heroin or cocaine, whose possession and use are restricted by law.[1970-75]
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controlled substance — controlled sub·stance n: a substance (as a drug) whose use and possession is regulated by law (as title 21, chapter 13 of the U.S. Code) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. controlled substance … Law dictionary
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controlled substance — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms controlled substance : singular controlled substance plural controlled substances legal a drug or chemical that the law does not allow you to make, own or use … English dictionary
controlled substance — a narcotic So called because its legal manufacture and distribution are regulated and supervised: ... there was no evidence that he was dealing in what the government laughingly calls a controlled substance . (Sanders, 1987) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
controlled substance — noun (C) law a drug that it is illegal to possess or use: Heroin is a controlled substance … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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controlled substance — controlled′ sub′stance n. pha any of a category of behavior altering or addictive drugs, as heroin or cocaine, whose possession and use are restricted by law • Etymology: 1970–75 … From formal English to slang
controlled substance — A drug or other substance, or immediate precursor included in Schedule I, II, III, IV, or V of the Controlled Substances Act … Military dictionary
controlled substance — con.trolled substance n law a drug that is illegal to possess or use without permission from a doctor ▪ an arrest for the possession and sale of controlled substances … Dictionary of contemporary English
