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ban

noun
  1. a decree that prohibits something
    prohibition
  2. an official prohibition or edict against something
    forbiddance
  3. 100 bani equal 1 leu in Romania
  4. 100 bani equal 1 leu in Moldova
verb
  1. to prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure
    “This referendum will ban smoking inside all government buildings.”
  2. to forbid the public distribution of media
    “The government is temporarily banning books with inappropriate themes.”
    censor
  3. to expel from a community or group
    “The sect banned them for not following the rules.”
    blackball
  4. to banish from a place of residence, as for punishment
    “We banned them because of their behavior.”
    banish