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A prohibition imposed by law or official decree: a ban on cigarette smoking on airplanes.
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A summons to arms in feudal times.
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An excommunication or condemnation by church officials.
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Censure, condemnation, or disapproval expressed especially by public opinion.
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verb-transitive
Archaic To curse.
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South African Under the former system of apartheid, to deprive (a person suspected of illegal activity) of the right of free movement and association with others.
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To prohibit, especially by official decree: The city council banned billboards on most streets. See Synonyms at forbid.
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verb
To prohibit especially by legal means.
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To prohibit the use, performance, or distribution of.
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To utter curses or maledictions.
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