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Meaning of ban

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  ban
      n 1: a decree that prohibits something [syn: {prohibition},
           {ban}, {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:
         {ban}, {banning}, {forbiddance}, {forbidding}]
      5: a bachelor's degree in nursing [syn: {Bachelor of Arts in
         Nursing}, {BAN}]
      v 1: forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
           [syn: {ban}, {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}, {ban}]
      4: expel from a community or group [syn: {banish}, {ban},
         {ostracize}, {ostracise}, {shun}, {cast out}, {blackball}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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