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ban
1[ban]
verb (used with object)
to prohibit, forbid, or bar; interdict.
to ban nuclear weapons;
The dictator banned all newspapers and books that criticized his regime.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms:Archaic.Ìý
to pronounce an ecclesiastical curse upon.
to curse; execrate.
noun
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
Synonyms: , , ,informal denunciation or prohibition, as by public opinion.
society's ban on racial discrimination.
Synonyms:Law.Ìý
a proclamation.
a public condemnation.
Ecclesiastical.Ìýa formal condemnation; excommunication.
a malediction; curse.
ban
2[ban]
noun
a public proclamation or edict.
Ecclesiastical.Ìýbans, banns.
(in the feudal system)
the summoning of the sovereign's vassals for military service.
the body of vassals summoned.
ban
3[ban, bahn]
noun
(formerly) the governor of Croatia and Slavonia.
History/Historical.Ìýa provincial governor of the southern marches of Hungary.
ban
4[bahn]
noun
plural
bania Romanian coin, one 100th of a leu.
ban
1/ ²úæ²Ô /
verb
(tr) to prohibit, esp officially, from action, display, entrance, sale, etc; forbid
to ban a book
to ban smoking
(tr) (formerly in South Africa) to place (a person suspected of illegal political activity) under a government order restricting his movement and his contact with other people
archaicÌýto curse
noun
an official prohibition or interdiction
law an official proclamation or public notice, esp of prohibition
a public proclamation or edict, esp of outlawry
archaicÌýpublic censure or condemnation
archaicÌýa curse; imprecation
ban
2/ ²úæ²Ô /
noun
(in feudal England) the summoning of vassals to perform their military obligations
ban
3/ ²úæ²Ô /
noun
a monetary unit of Romania and Moldova worth one hundredth of a leu
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- bannable adjective
- unbanned adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of ban1
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Example Sentences
The SNP has long rejected calls to end its effective ban, saying investment would be "better placed in areas of renewable energy".
Fur imported and sold in the UK should be banned, an MP has said.
His agency has been the core focus of the Israeli government's attempts to sever the relationship between the UN and Gaza's population, and it was this year banned from operating in Israel.
Max Verstappen said Formula 1 was "annoying" and that questions about him racing under the threat of a race ban were "childish".
It would be for a court to rule definitively whether the government is right that heated tobacco advertising is banned under current law - but so far no-one has brought a case.
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When To Use
To ban is to forbid or prohibit something or someone, as in Fatima banned her children from using screens after 9 pm so they wouldn’ stay up all night playing video games.A ban is a law or rule that prohibits, or bans, something, as in The winter parking ban starts on December 1.A ban can also be an informal prohibition, such as by public opinion.Example: We had to ban the use of power tools for school projects after an unfortunate incident in shop class.
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