1. ban - Noun
2. ban - Verb
3. Ban - Proper noun
A public proclamation or edict; a public order or notice, mandatory or prohibitory; a summons by public proclamation.
A calling together of the king's (esp. the French king's) vassals for military service; also, the body of vassals thus assembled or summoned. In present usage, in France and Prussia, the most effective part of the population liable to military duty and not in the standing army.
Notice of a proposed marriage, proclaimed in church. See Banns (the common spelling in this sense).
An interdiction, prohibition, or proscription.
A curse or anathema.
A pecuniary mulct or penalty laid upon a delinquent for offending against a ban; as, a mulct paid to a bishop by one guilty of sacrilege or other crimes.
To curse; to invoke evil upon.
To forbid; to interdict.
To curse; to swear.
An ancient title of the warden of the eastern marches of Hungary; now, a title of the viceroy of Croatia and Slavonia.
Source: Webster's dictionarySmoking is banned in this building Source: Internet
“2020 should be a year where understaffing and overcrowding are brought under control, but that simply won’t happen without investment and an end to the recruitment ban.” Source: Internet
A ban on face-to-face teaching at local schools has also been extended beyond Aug 17, with the academic year now due to start with online classes. Source: Internet
A ban on indoor dining started Saturday and will last until at least Jan. Source: Internet
A ban on open fires is in effect for much of the province and authorities are asking people to refrain from using fireworks ahead of the Fête nationale holiday on Wednesday. Source: Internet
A 50-year-old Golden Beach man was interviewed for lighting a fire in a fire pit during a period of total fire ban in Golden Beach. Source: Internet