Meaning of ban | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. A prohibition.
3. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Romanian leu.
4. A unit measuring information or entropy based on base-ten logarithms, rather than the base-two logarithms that define the bit.
5. A title used in several states in central and south-eastern Europe between the 7th century and the 20th century.
6. Initialism of British Approved Name.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
7. A unit of currency equal to 1/100 of the primary unit of currency in Romania and Moldova.
8. A public proclamation or edict; also, a summons by public proclamation, and in early use especially a summons to arms.
9. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Moldovan leu.
10. a monetary unit of Romania, equal to 1/100 of the leu.
11. The gathering of the (French) king’s vassals for war; the whole body of vassals assembled this way, or liable to be summoned; originally the same as arriere-ban, but distinct since the 16th century, following French usage—see arriere-ban.
12. A refusal to allow:disallowance, forbiddance, inhibition, interdiction, prohibition, proscription, taboo.
13. A curse or anathema.
    obsolete
14. an order that a certain thing may not be done. a ban on smoking. verbod منْع забрана proibição zákaz das Verbot forbud; banlysning απαγόρευσηprohibición, veda keeld ممنوعیت؛ منع kielto interdiction לְאֶסוֹר प्रतिबंध zabrana megtiltás larangan bann bando, proibizione 禁止 금지 (už)draudimas aizliegums pengharaman verbodforbud, bannzakaz منع، مو قوف، بنديز، غندنه proibição interdicţie запрет zákaz prepoved zabrana förbud คำสั่งห้าม yasak 禁令 заборона پابندی لگانا lệnh cấm 禁令
15. A pecuniary mulct or penalty laid upon a delinquent for offending against a ban, such as a mulct paid to a bishop by one guilty of sacrilege or other crimes.
16. to forbid. The government banned publication of his book. verbied يَمْنَعُ забранявам proibir zakázat verbieten forbyde; banlyse απαγορεύωprohibir ära keelama ممنوع کردن kieltää interdire לְאֶסוֹר प्रतिबंध लगाना zabraniti betilt melarang banna, leggja bann við proibire 禁止する 금하다 uždrausti aizliegt mengharamkan verbiedenforby, lyse i bannzakazać بندیز لگول، غندل proibir a interzice запрещать zakázať prepovedati zabraniti förbjuda ห้าม yasaklamak, men etmek 禁止 заборонити ممنوعہ قرار دینا cấm 禁止
17. vt. prohibir, suspender, suprimir.
18. 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.
19. 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.
    South African
20. Archaic To curse.
    Archaic
21. An excommunication or condemnation by church officials.

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Examples

“That sacred fruit, sacred to abstinence, Much more to taste it under ban to touch”

“California has been on the forefront of plastic bag bans. In 2007, Mr. Newsom, as mayor of San Francisco, signed a law that made the city the first in the nation to ban plastic bags in grocery stores.”

“The community also has faced political setbacks in recent years as states passed a flurry of laws, including health care bans like the one at issue in the case and measures that prohibit trans students from participating on sports teams that are consistent with their gender identity.”

“Bans is common and ordinary amongst the Feudists, and signifies a proclamation, or any publike notice.”

“[…] he hath sente abroade to assemble his van and arriere van; wherby, and with the reste of his forces, he prepareth him selfe to enter this countrey; […]”

“[…] all the Ban and the Arrierban, are met arm’d in the field, to choose a King […]”

“France was at such a Pinch for Men, […] that they call’d their Ban and Arriere Ban, the assembling whereof had been long disus’ed, and in a Manner antiquated.”

“The ban was sometimes convoked, that is, the possessors of the fiefs were called upon for military service in subsequent ages; but with more of ostentation than real efficiency.”

“The act of calling together the vassals in armed array, was entitled “convoking the ban”—“convoquer le ban.””

“With Hecate's ban thrice blasted, thrice infected”

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