noun Download 🔗Share Prohibition. Examples : "The school implemented a ban on cell phones during class. " politics government law society essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A public proclamation or edict; a summons by public proclamation. Chiefly, in early use, a summons to arms. Examples : "Bans is common and ordinary amongst the Feudists, and signifies a proclamation, or any public notice." politics government military law state history essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The gathering of the (French) king's vassals for war; the whole body of vassals so assembled, or liable to be summoned; originally, the same as arrière-ban: in the 16th c., French usage created a distinction between ban and arrière-ban, for which see the latter word. Examples : "The school's ban was a large gathering of parents, teachers, and students. " military government history royal war essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A curse or anathema. Examples : "The teacher's disappointment was a ban on any further disruptive behavior. " curse religion theology supernatural essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A pecuniary mulct or penalty laid upon a delinquent for offending against a ban, such as a mulct paid to a bishop by one guilty of sacrilege or other crimes. Examples : "The student's disrespectful behavior resulted in a ban of fifty dollars, a penalty imposed by the school for violating the dress code. " religion law guilt finance economy essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To summon; to call out. Examples : "The teacher banned the students to the front of the classroom to address their disruptive behavior. " communication language word essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To anathematize; to pronounce an ecclesiastical curse upon; to place under a ban. Examples : "The school principal banned the use of cell phones during class. " religion curse essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To curse; to execrate. Examples : "The angry teacher banned the disruptive student, wishing misfortune upon him. " curse religion supernatural theology soul essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation. Examples : "Bare feet are banned in this establishment." law government politics action essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To curse; to utter curses or maledictions. Examples : "The angry teacher banned harsh words at the students. " curse religion theology supernatural essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Romanian leu. Examples : "The price of the book was 50 lei, or 5000 bani. " value economy finance number essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Moldovan leu. Examples : "The local store accepted the ban as payment, along with the Moldovan leu. " value economy finance essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A unit measuring information or entropy based on base-ten logarithms, rather than the base-two logarithms that define the bit. Examples : "The scientist calculated the information content of the DNA sequence using a ban, not a bit. " technology computing math statistics info number unit science essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A title used in several states in central and south-eastern Europe between the 7th century and the 20th century. Examples : "The historical title "ban" was used in some European countries during the Middle Ages. " title history royal essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading