BANS meaning: Prohibitions enforced by authority figures

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Bans)

▸ noun: Archaic spelling of banns. [The announcement of a forthcoming marriage (legally required for a church wedding in England and Wales and read on the three Sundays preceding the marriage).]

Opposite:

allow, permit, authorize, approve

Types:

trade bans, embargo, sanction, boycott, more...

Phrases:

smoking bans, test bans, overtime bans, arriere bans, Bans on Nazi symbols, more...

Adjectives:

such, outright, total, legal, similar, green, temporary, official, complete, partial, various

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