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ban
noun
an
official
rule
or
decision
that
stops
people
from
doing
or
using
something
•
The
city
placed
a
ban
on
plastic
bags
to
reduce
waste
.
The
city
placed
a
ban
on
plastic
bags
to
reduce
waste
.
•
After
the
food
safety
scandal
,
the
government
introduced
a
temporary
ban
on
imports
of
the
product
.
After
the
food
safety
scandal
,
the
government
introduced
a
temporary
ban
on
imports
of
the
product
.
From
Old
English
bannan
“
to
proclaim
,
summon
,”
later
“
to
prohibit
,”
influenced
by
Old
Norse
banna
“
to
curse
,
prohibit
.”
verb
-
ban
,
banning
,
bans
,
banned
to
officially
say
that
something
cannot
be
done
,
used
,
or
taken
part
in
•
Many
countries
have
decided
to
ban
single-use
plastics
.
Many
countries
have
decided
to
ban
single-use
plastics
.
•
The
app
will
ban
users
who
break
the
community
guidelines
.
The
app
will
ban
users
who
break
the
community
guidelines
.
Derivative
of
the
noun
sense
;
used
as
a
verb
meaning
“
proclaim
or
prohibit
”
since
Middle
English
.
