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   ban

   /ban/

   verb

   • 1. officially or legally prohibit (something): "parking is banned around the harbour in summer" Similar prohibitforbidvetoproscribedisallowoutlawmake illegalembargoplace an embargo onbardebarblockstopput a stop toput an end tosuppressinterdictenjoinrestrainOpposite permit
   • ▪ officially prevent (someone) from doing something: "her son was banned for life from the Centre" Similar excludebanishexpelejectevictdrive outforce outoustremoveget rid ofdrum outthrust outpush outturn outprohibit from enteringinformal:boot outkick outgive someone the bootturf outOpposite admit

   noun

   • 1. an official or legal prohibition: "a proposed ban on cigarette advertising" Similar prohibitionvetoproscriptionembargobarsuppressionstoppageinterdictinterdictionmoratoriuminjunctionOpposite permission
   • ▪ an official exclusion of a person from an organization, country, or activity: "a ban on dangerous jet-ski riders" Similar exclusionbanishmentexpulsionejectionevictionremovalOpposite admission
   • ▪ a sentence of outlawry: historical "the Presbyterians were under the ban of the law"
   • 2. a curse: archaic "the land might be smitten by the ban which once fell upon the Canaanites"

   Word Origin Old Englishbannan ‘summon by a public proclamation’, of Germanic origin, reinforced by Old Norse banna ‘curse, prohibit’; the noun is partly from Old French ban ‘proclamation, summons, banishment’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. bannable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 5

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2. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › banningBanning - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   3 days ago · an official prohibition or edict against something.

3. www.npr.org › 2024/06/04 › nx-s1-4941240What’s a book ban anyway? Depends on who you ask - NPR

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   Jun 10, 2024 · States have introduced or passed laws that’ve been called bans on book bans. Meanwhile, many people fighting to get books removed from school libraries are not fans of the term book ban. The...

4. www.straitstimes.com › opinion › social-media-bans-are-unlikely-to-work-so-how-canSocial media bans are unlikely to work. So how can we keep young...

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   Jun 25, 2024 · Underpinning calls for a social media ban is the idea young people are “not able to control themselves” and need adult intervention.

5. www.kpbs.org › news › educationWhat’s a book ban anyway? Depends on who you ask

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   Jun 10, 2024 · Kasey Meehan, program director of PEN America’s Freedom to Read (speaking at a video press conference in April) : “We define a book ban as any action taken against a book based on its content...

6. www.investopedia.com › terms › tTrade Sanction: Definition, Purpose, Types, and Examples - ...

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   Jun 25, 2024 · What Is a Trade Sanction? Trade sanctions are legal restrictions on trade with a country. Trade sanctions are a subcategory of economic sanctions, which are economic penalties imposed on a...

7. www.cfr.org › backgrounder › what-are-economic-sanctionsWhat Are Economic Sanctions? | Council on Foreign Relations

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   Jun 24, 2024 · Economic sanctions are defined as the withdrawal of customary trade and financial relations for foreign- and security-policy purposes.

8. library.bu.edu › banned › introBanned... or censored? - Banned Books & Censorship - Research at...

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   6 days ago · Definitions and distinctions. What is the difference between a challenge, banning and censorship? From the American Library Association's website: "A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group. A banning is the removal of those materials.

9. www.iowapublicradio.org › ipr-news › 2024/06/28Iowa Supreme Court rules 6-week abortion ban can go into effect

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   5 days ago · In a 4 to 3 decision, the Iowa Supreme Court overturned a lower court's ruling, which issued a temporary injunction blocking the law into effect. The law bans abortion when a “fetal heartbeat ...

10. www.health.gov.au › topics › smoking-vaping-and-tobaccoAbout vaping and e-cigarettes - Department of Health and Aged...

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    3 days ago · What are e-cigarettes? E-cigarettes, also known as vapes, are battery-operated devices that deliver an aerosol by heating a liquid that users breathe in. People commonly refer to this aerosol as ‘vapour’, and to using an e-cigarette as ‘vaping’. Illegal e-cigarettes: may not always list the ingredients of the liquids.

11. irishmyths.com › 2022/07/25 › bansheeWhat Is a Banshee? The Mythic Origins of Ireland’s Most Infamous...

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    Jun 21, 2024 · A supernatural songstress whose mournful melodies precede impending death. You’ve heard of her, yes? What Is a Banshee? (Part 1, Banshees Explained) Watch on. The banshee roams the Irish countryside, hovering just above the ground like a vapor, gliding over bogs, passing Stingy Jack and the Dullahan and other Irish spirits in the night, perhaps.