ban
1to 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.
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
informal denunciation or prohibition, as by public opinion: society's ban on racial discrimination.
Law.
a proclamation.
a public condemnation.
Ecclesiastical. a formal condemnation; excommunication.
a malediction; curse.
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1Other words for ban
Opposites for ban
Other words from ban
- ban·na·ble, adjective
- un·banned, adjective
Words that may be confused with ban
- banns, bans
Other definitions for ban (2 of 4)
a public proclamation or edict.
bans, Ecclesiastical. banns.
(in the feudal system)
the summoning of the sovereign's vassals for military service.
the body of vassals summoned.
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2Other definitions for ban (3 of 4)
(formerly) the governor of Croatia and Slavonia.
History/Historical. a provincial governor of the southern marches of Hungary.
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3Other definitions for ban (4 of 4)
a Romanian coin, one 100th of a leu.
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British Dictionary definitions for ban (1 of 3)
/ (bæn) /
(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
archaic to curse
an official prohibition or interdiction
law an official proclamation or public notice, esp of prohibition
a public proclamation or edict, esp of outlawry
archaic public censure or condemnation
archaic a curse; imprecation
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1British Dictionary definitions for ban (2 of 3)
/ (bæn) /
(in feudal England) the summoning of vassals to perform their military obligations
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2British Dictionary definitions for ban (3 of 3)
/ (bæn) /
a monetary unit of Romania and Moldova worth one hundredth of a leu
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