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ban

/bæn/

An illustration for ban

verb1 of 2

to make something illegal or not allowed

  • “The treaty bans the use of atomic and hydrogen bombs.”Tatoeba
  • “The treaty did not ban nuclear tests under the ground.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

noun2 of 2

Prohibition.

Synonyms

Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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