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Ban

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Noun

1. ban, prohibition, proscription

a decree that prohibits something

2. ban

100 bani equal 1 leu in Moldova

3. ban

100 bani equal 1 leu in Romania

4. ban, banning, forbiddance, forbidding

an official prohibition or edict against something

5. bachelor of arts in nursing, ban

a bachelor's degree in nursing

Verb

6. ban, censor

forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)

7. ban

prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure

Example Sentences:
'Smoking is banned in this building'

8. ban, banish

ban from a place of residence, as for punishment

9. ban, banish, blackball, cast out, ostracise, ostracize, shun

expel from a community or group

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ban

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verbWord forms: bans, banning or banned
1. (transitive)
to prohibit, esp officially, from action, display, entrance, sale, etc; forbid
to ban a book
to ban smoking
2. (transitive)
(formerly in South Africa) to place (a person suspected of illegal political activity) under a government order restricting his or her movement and contact with other people
3. archaic
to curse
noun
4. 
an official prohibition or interdiction
5. law
an official proclamation or public notice, esp of prohibition
6. 
a public proclamation or edict, esp of outlawry
7. archaic
public censure or condemnation
8. archaic
a curse; imprecation
noun
(in feudal England) the summoning of vassals to perform their military obligations
nounWord forms: plural bani (ˈbɑːnɪ )
a monetary unit of Romania and Moldova worth one hundredth of a leu

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Ban

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verb transitiveWord forms: banned or ˈbanning
1. 
to prohibit, as by official order, from doing, using, appearing, happening, etc.; forbid; censor
to ban fraternities, to ban a book
2.  Archaic
to curse; condemn
noun
3. 
in medieval times, a proclamation, esp. an official calling of vassals to arms
4. 
an excommunication or condemnation by church authorities
5. 
a curse
6. 
an official order forbidding something; prohibition
7. 
strong public disapproval or condemnation intended to prevent something
8. 
a sentence or decree of outlawry
nounWord forms: plural ˈbani (ˈbɑni ; bäˈnē)
a monetary unit of Romania, equal to 1⁄100 of a leu

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Ban

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tr.v. banned, ban·ning, bans
1.
a. To prohibit (an action) or forbid the use of (something), especially by official decree: banned smoking in theaters; banned pesticides in parks. See Synonyms at forbid.
b. To refuse to allow (someone) to do something, go somewhere, or be a participant; exclude: a coach who was banned from the sidelines for two games; a gambler who was banned from the club.
2. South African Under the former system of apartheid, to deprive (a person suspected of illegal activity) of the right of free movement and association with others.
3. Archaic To curse.
n.
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.
n. pl. ba·ni (bänē)
A unit of currency equal to 1/100 of the primary unit of currency in Romania and Moldova.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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