ban (n.)

  1. a decree that prohibits something

    [ Syn: prohibition , proscription ]

  2. 100 bani equal 1 leu in Moldova

  3. 100 bani equal 1 leu in Romania

  4. an official prohibition or edict against something

    [ Syn: banning , forbiddance , forbidding ]

  5. a bachelors degree in nursing

    [ Syn: bachelor of arts in nursing , ban ]

    ban (v.)

  1. forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)

    [ Syn: censor ]

  2. prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure; Smoking is banned in this building'

  3. ban from a place of residence, as for punishment

    [ Syn: banish ]

  4. expel from a community or group

    [ Syn: banish , ostracize , ostracise , shun , cast out , blackball ]

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