[ban] 
verb, banned, ban⋅ning, noun | 1. | to prohibit, forbid, or bar; interdict: to ban nuclear weapons; The dictator banned all newspapers and books that criticized his regime. |
| 2. | Archaic.
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| 3. | the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction. |
| 4. | informal denunciation or prohibition, as by public opinion: society's ban on racial discrimination. |
| 5. | Law.
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| 6. | Ecclesiastical. a formal condemnation; excommunication. |
| 7. | a malediction; curse. |
