Synonym: bar, block, exclude, forbid, obstruct, outlaw, prohibit, shut out. Antonym: approval, approve, consent, lessee, permission, permit, sanction. Similar words: band, urban, Cuban, husband, banker, banquet, abandon, banking. Meaning: [bæn] 
n. 1. a decree that prohibits something 2. 100 bani equal 1 leu in Moldova 3. 100 bani equal 1 leu in Romania 4. an official prohibition or edict against something 5. a bachelor's degree in nursing. v. 1. prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure 2. forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper) 3. ban from a place of residence, as for punishment 4. expel from a community or group.
n. 1. a decree that prohibits something 2. 100 bani equal 1 leu in Moldova 3. 100 bani equal 1 leu in Romania 4. an official prohibition or edict against something 5. a bachelor's degree in nursing. v. 1. prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure 2. forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper) 3. ban from a place of residence, as for punishment 4. expel from a community or group. 
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(61) The IWC voted to uphold the ban on commercial whaling.
(62) Guide dogs are the one exception to the store's ban on dogs.
(63) The council has relaxed the ban on dogs in city parks.
(64) Archaeologists have called for a ban on treasure hunting in the region.
(65) Johnson returned to the track after his ban but was a shadow of his former self.
(66) In 1977, the president slapped a ban on the commercial reprocessing of nuclear fuel.
(67) The National Union of Mineworkers pressed the party to support a total ban on imported coal.
(68) Most employees welcome the idea of a ban on smoking.
(69) The government decided to lift the ban on arms exports.
(70) The government slapped a ban on the export of unprocessed logs.
(71) The committee ruled that the US ban constituted an infringement of free trade.
(72) The severe drought has led to a hosepipe ban in eastern England.
(73) There's already a blanket ban on foreign unskilled labour in Japan.
(74) The ban on cigarette advertising will upset the tobacco lobby.
(75) If police breathalyse me and find I am over the limit I face a long ban.
(76) A total ban on nuclear weapons has been called for.
(77) A judge has suspended a ban on the magazine pending a full inquiry.
(78) They argue persuasively in favour of a total ban on handguns.
(79) They organized a street demonstration in defiance of the government ban.
(80) The city council refused to disclose details of the proposed traffic ban.
(81) Critics want the government to take this one stage further and ban the film altogether.
(82) Fans were incensed at the decision to ban the song.
(83) There is to be a total ban on smoking in the office.
(84) The government imposed a ban on the sale of ivory.
(85) He received the original ban last week after stamping on the referee's foot during the supercup final.
(86) Although tobacco ads are prohibited[sentencedict.com],[www.Sentencedict.com] companies get around the ban by sponsoring music shows.
(87) The British Sports Minister is reported to be ready to argue for an experimental lifting of the ban.
(88) The government has extended the ban on the import of beef until June.
(89) Unless the ban is watertight, EU laws will overturn it.
(90) The group circulated petitions calling for a federal law to ban handguns.