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Ban

Meanings and phrases

ban

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. a decree that prohibits something; 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; banning; forbiddance; forbidding

ban

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
v.
  1. forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper); censor
  2. prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure
  3. expel from a community or group; banish; ostracize; ostracise; shun; cast out; blackball
  4. ban from a place of residence, as for punishment; banish

test ban

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. a ban on the testing of nuclear weapons that is mutually agreed to by countries that possess nuclear weapons

ban was lifted

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • When prices went down, the ban was lifted.
  • The ban was lifted 35 years later in 1989.
  • The ban was lifted shortly thereafter.

travel ban

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Despite a travel ban, Chung left South Korea in April 2006.
  • The couple honeymooned in Cuba in violation of a U.S. travel ban.
  • The next day, Judge Ghassan Ouiedat, a Lebanese prosecutor, imposed a travel ban on Ghosn.

smoking ban

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • The smoking ban in England has caused The Fumoir to stop selling cigars.
  • The smoking ban had been passed in 2015 and was meant to go into full effect in May 2018.
  • Smith commemorated the enactment of a smoking ban within Allegheny County with "Smokestack" smoked porter.

lifetime ban

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Previously, Florida had been one of four remaining states that maintained the lifetime ban.
  • It was later revealed that as part of the agreement, Madoff accepted a lifetime ban from the securities industry.
  • In July 2008, FINA announced his lifetime ban by the Chinese Swimming Association with a posting on their anti-doping website.

lifted the ban

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • On 30 October, shortly after the removal, a court lifted the ban.
  • Ericsson eventually lifted the ban and re-hired Armstrong in 2004.
  • Murarirao Yeshwantrao Ghorpade lifted the ban on women in October 1996.

ban all

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • FTD was obliged to ban all references to files of BREIN members.
  • However, in October 1793, the country's all-male legislative body voted to ban all women's clubs.
  • In 1915, Oregonians voted to ban all alcohol, preceding national alcohol prohibition by four years.

ban against

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • In 1888 the ban against Iglesias was lifted, and he and his wife were able to return to Peru.
  • Norway's IOC member Gerhard Heiberg indicated that IOC would reconsider the ban against mourning binds.
  • He was placed under the ban while the ban against Grumbach was renewed and signed by Emperor Maximilian II on May 13.

total ban

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Duterte has requested for a total ban of Filipino worker deployment to Kuwait.
  • In 1943 he was condemned to a total ban on all painting and sales of his works.
  • Many nations and NGOs argued for a total ban on shipment of all hazardous waste to LDCs.

ban on all

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Ireland introduced a ban on all men who have sex with men from donating blood.
  • In 1943 he was condemned to a total ban on all painting and sales of his works.
  • Birmingham City Transport placed a turban ban on all employees in 1960, which led to Sikhs going on strike.
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