What is the meaning of ban?

noun

• A decree that prohibits something.
  • synonyms: prohibition, proscription
• 100 bani equal 1 leu in Moldova.
• 100 bani equal 1 leu in Romania.
• An official prohibition or edict against something.
  • synonyms: banning, forbiddance, forbidding
• A bachelor's degree in nursing.
  • synonyms: Bachelor of Arts in Nursing

verb

• Forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper.
  • synonyms: censor
• Prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure.
  • usage: "Smoking is banned in this building"
• Ban from a place of residence, as for punishment.
  • synonyms: banish
• Expel from a community or group.
  • synonyms: banish, ostracize, ostracise, shun, cast out, blackball