ban

Everyday

1. To ban something is to officially say that it is not allowed. tree →
2. A ban is a rule that stops something from being done. tree →

In the lessons

In school life some things are banned: phones in class, running in corridors, junk food. In history and science lessons countries ban dangerous things (some chemicals, plastic bags, smoking indoors). In sport a player can be banned from games for breaking rules. Phrases: ban something, ban someone from doing, a ban on.

Examples

• Phones are banned in class. tree →
• The town banned plastic bags. tree →
• He was banned from playing for two games. tree →
• There is a ban on smoking in the park. tree →
• Ball games are banned on the grass. tree →
• The school banned fizzy drinks. tree →
• Fishing is banned in this lake. tree →
• They came from Rome with a papal decree--a ban, or bull, against the widow who had dared to offend the pious bishop. tree →

Note

Double the n: banned, banning. «Ban someone from doing something». A ban is official, made by a person or group in charge. Opposite: allow, permit.

In Jewish tradition

Here "My ban" means a people set apart for God's destruction as a judgment. The Hebrew word is "cherem", something devoted to God that may not be used by people.

Interpretation. In the tradition, a cherem is something completely given over to God, sometimes as punishment for a nation's evil. Later Jewish communities used the same word for being shut out of the community.

Examples

• For My sword hath drunk its fill in heaven; behold, it shall come down upon Edom, and upon the people of My ban, to judgment. (Prophets ISA.34.5, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Double the n: banned, banning. «Ban someone from doing something». A ban is official, made by a person or group in charge. Opposite: allow, permit.