noun
- An official prohibition or edict against something.
- synonyms: ban, forbiddance, forbidding
verb
- Forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper.
- Prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure.
- usage: "Smoking is banned in this building"
- synonyms: ban
- Ban from a place of residence, as for punishment.
- Expel from a community or group.
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