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   ban

   /ban/

   verb

   • 1. officially or legally prohibit: "he was banned from driving for a year" Similar prohibitforbidvetoproscribedisallowoutlawmake illegalembargoplace an embargo onbardebarblockstopput a stop toput an end tosuppressinterdictenjoinrestrainOpposite permit
   • ▪ officially exclude (someone) from a place: "he once was banned from a casino in Reno" Similar excludebanishexpelejectevictdrive outforce outoustremoveget rid ofdrum outthrust outpush outturn outprohibit from enteringinformal:boot outkick outgive someone the bootturf outOpposite admit

   noun

   • 1. an official or legal prohibition: "a proposed ban on cigarette advertising" Similar prohibitionvetoproscriptionembargobarsuppressionstoppageinterdictinterdictionmoratoriuminjunctionOpposite permission
   • ▪ an official exclusion of a person from an organization, country, or activity: "a proposed ban on foreign correspondents was condemned by international leaders" Similar exclusionbanishmentexpulsionejectionevictionremovalOpposite admission
   • 2. a curse: archaic "the land might be smitten by the ban which once fell upon the Canaanites"

   Word Origin Old Englishbannan ‘summon by a public proclamation’, of Germanic origin, reinforced by Old Norse banna ‘curse, prohibit’; the noun is partly from Old French ban ‘proclamation, summons, banishment’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. bannable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 5

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › banBan Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of BAN is to prohibit especially by legal means; also : to prohibit the use, performance, or distribution of. How to use ban in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBAN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   BAN definition: 1. to forbid (= refuse to allow) something, especially officially: 2. an official order that…. Learn more.

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   The verb to ban means to forbid something from being or happening. The word can also be used as a noun. A school board might put a ban on all books that refer to Jefferson's mistress if they don't want anyone reading about her.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBAN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   To ban something means to state officially that it must not be done, shown, or used.

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   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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   BAN meaning: 1 : to forbid people from using (something) to say that something cannot be used or done; 2 : to forbid (someone) from doing or being part of something usually + from.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishBAN | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   BAN definition: 1. to officially say that someone must not do something: 2. an official rule that people must not…. Learn more.

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   Definition of ban verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. www.thefreedictionary.com › banBan - definition of ban by The Free Dictionary

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    1. An excommunication or condemnation by church officials. 2. A prohibition imposed by law or official decree. 3. Censure, condemnation, or disapproval expressed especially by public opinion. 4. A summons to arms in feudal times. 5. Archaic A curse; an imprecation.

11. www.wordreference.com › definition › banban - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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    to prohibit, forbid, or bar; interdict: to ban nuclear weapons; The dictator banned all newspapers and books that criticized his regime. [ Archaic.] to pronounce an ecclesiastical curse upon. to curse; execrate. n. Law the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.