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   ban

   /ban/

   verb

   • 1. officially or legally prohibit (something): "parking is banned around the harbour in summer" Similar prohibitforbidvetoproscribedisallowoutlawmake illegalembargoplace an embargo onbardebarblockstopput a stop toput an end tosuppressinterdictenjoinrestrainOpposite permit
   • ▪ officially prevent (someone) from doing something: "her son was banned for life from the Centre" 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 ban on dangerous jet-ski riders" Similar exclusionbanishmentexpulsionejectionevictionremovalOpposite admission
   • ▪ a sentence of outlawry: historical "the Presbyterians were under the ban of the law"
   • 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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   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.

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   Learn the meaning of ban as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples. Find out how to use ban in different contexts, such as law, business, and culture.

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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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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms, and usage of the word 'ban' in British and American English. Find out the origin, frequency, and examples of 'ban' as a verb, noun, or monetary unit.

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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.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the verb ban, which means to decide or say officially that something is not allowed. See synonyms, collocations and example sentences with ban.

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   Learn the meaning and usage of the word ban as a noun in English. Find out how to pronounce it, see pictures and example sentences, and explore related topics and synonyms.