ban, noun

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banning order.
1963 K. Mackenzie Dragon to Kill 10Chief Mbula is coming down from Queenstown...First meeting since his ban ended.
1971 Seek June 15Does the ordinary churchman realise what a ban means? It means that the person concerned, who has not been found guilty of any crime in any court, is for five years socially dead. He may not leave his magisterial district without a special permit, which is only very sparingly granted. He may not attend any social functions of any kind. He may not speak in public; he may not write to the Press.
1971 Rand Daily Mail 25 Jan. 11Mr Ramgobin was banned for five years. This was his first public speech since the ban expired.
1982 M. Mzamane Children of Soweto 94She had already served one five-year banning order..but the government had subsequently decided to lift her ban.
1988 P. Cull in E. Prov. Herald 25 Feb. 1A community leader from Oudtshoorn..has also been restricted. The ban extends to the issuing of Press statements on behalf of the 17 organisations.
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