Ban Definition

băn
bani, banned, banning, bans
verb
banned, banning, bans
To prohibit (an action) or forbid the use of (something), especially by official decree.
Banned smoking in theaters; banned pesticides in parks.
American Heritage
To prohibit, as by official order, from doing, using, appearing, happening, etc.; forbid; censor.
To ban fraternities, to ban a book.
Webster's New World
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.
American Heritage
To curse; condemn.
Webster's New World
Under the former system of apartheid, to deprive (a person suspected of illegal activity) of the right of free movement and association with others.
American Heritage
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noun
bans
An excommunication or condemnation by church officials.
American Heritage
In medieval times, a proclamation, esp. an official calling of vassals to arms.
Webster's New World
A prohibition imposed by law or official decree.
American Heritage
An excommunication or condemnation by church authorities.
Webster's New World
Censure, condemnation, or disapproval expressed especially by public opinion.
American Heritage
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abbreviation
British Approved Name.
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Other Word Forms of Ban

Noun

Singular:
ban
Plural:
bani, bans

Origin of Ban

  • Romanian coin, coin of small worth perhaps of Germanic origin and akin to Old High German ban official proclamation, command (the original medieval Romanian coin being so called because coins were necessary to pay fines and feudal dues) and to Old English bannan to summon ban1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Romanian coin, coin of small worth perhaps of Germanic origin and akin to Old High German ban official proclamation, command (the original medieval Romanian coin being so called because coins were necessary to pay fines and feudal dues) and to Old English bannan to summon ban1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English bannen to summon, banish, curse from Old English bannan to summon, and from Old Norse banna to prohibit, curse bhā-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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