An announcement, especially in a church, of an intended marriage. [Middle English banes, pl. of ban, proclamation, from Old English gebann and from Old French ban (of Germanic origin; see bhā- in …

The meaning of BAN is to prohibit especially by legal means; also : to prohibit the use, performance, or distribution of. How to use ban in a sentence.

Jun 16, 2025 · Last week, the Central Iowa Water Works banned about 600,000 commercial and residential customers from watering lawns as near-record levels of nitrates in the Des Moines and …

Historically, "bann" refers to a court's power to issue official commands or prohibitions, especially those related to maintaining public peace. It also denotes the edict or proclamation itself, such as a …

BAN meaning: 1 : to forbid people from using (something) to say that something cannot be used or done; 2 : to forbid (someone) from doing or being part of something usually + from

ban / bann are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences …

Jun 12, 2025 · DES MOINES – Pending an imminent risk of violating the nitrate standard, all commercial and residential lawn watering and use of automatic lawn watering systems are prohibited until further …

Ban vs Bann - What's the difference? ban | bann | As a verb ban is to summon; call out. As a noun ban is prohibition. As an initialism BAN is british Approved Name. As a proper noun Bann is a river in …

Jun 12, 2025 · For the first time on record, the Des Moines region's water authority has banned its 600,000 commercial and residential customers from watering their lawns, effective immediately, as …

To ban something means to state officially that it must not be done, shown, or used. It was decided to ban smoking in all offices later this year. [VERB noun] Last year arms sales were banned. [VERB …