a ban on something

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• ban — ban1 [ban] vt. banned, banning [ME bannen < OE bannan, to summon, proclaim < ban, a command < IE base * bha , to speak: see PHONO ] 1. to prohibit, as by official order, from doing, using, appearing, happening, etc.; forbid; censor [to… …   English World dictionary

• Ban Chao — (Chinese: 班超; Wade Giles: Pan Ch ao, 32 102 CE), born in Xianyang, Shaanxi, was a Chinese general and cavalry commander in charge of the administration of the Western Regions (Central Asia) during the Eastern Han dynasty. He repelled the Xiongnu… …   Wikipedia

• Ban — may refer to:* Ban (law), a decree that prohibits something, sometimes a form of censorship * The imperial ban, a form of outlawry in the medieval Holy Roman Empire * Ban (information), a logarithmic unit of information or weight of evidence *… …   Wikipedia

• BAN — bond anticipation note (BAN) A short term note sold by a public entity that will be repaid from the proceeds of an anticipated bond issue. American Banker Glossary Bank anticipation notes(BAN) Notes issued by states and municipalities to obtain… …   Financial and business terms

• ban */*/ — I UK [bæn] / US verb [transitive, often passive] Word forms ban : present tense I/you/we/they ban he/she/it bans present participle banning past tense banned past participle banned 1) to say officially that people must not do, sell, or use… …   English dictionary

• ban — ban1 [ bæn ] verb transitive often passive ** 1. ) to say officially that people must not do, sell, or use something: The book was banned from school libraries. They signed agreements banning the use of chemical weapons. 2. ) to say officially… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• ban — ban1 W3 [bæn] n an official order that prevents something from being used or done ban on ▪ a total ban on cigarette advertising lift/impose a ban ▪ a call to lift the ban on homosexuals in the military →↑test ban ban 2 ban2 past tense and past… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• ban — [[t]bæ̱n[/t]] ♦♦ bans, banning, banned 1) VERB To ban something means to state officially that it must not be done, shown, or used. [V n] Canada will ban smoking in all offices later this year... [V n] Last year arms sales were banned. [V ed]… …   English dictionary

• Ban Gu — ▪ Chinese historian Wade Giles romanization  Pan Ku  born AD 32?, Chang an [now Xi an], China died 92       Chinese scholar official of the Dong (Eastern), or Hou (Later), Han dynasty and one of China s most noteworthy historians (historiography) …   Universalium

• Ban (law) — A ban is, generally, any decree that prohibits something. Smoking is banned in public buildings in many parts of the world. Bans are formed for the prohibition of activities within a certain political territory. Some see this as a negative act… …   Wikipedia

• ban*/ — [bæn] verb [T] I 1) to say officially that something is illegal or not allowed a new law that bans tobacco advertising[/ex] The book was banned from school libraries.[/ex] 2) to say officially that someone is not allowed to do something She was… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English