Ban
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Ban may refer to:
- Ban (law)Ban (law)A ban is, generally, any decree that prohibits something.Bans are formed for the prohibition of activities within a certain political territory. Some see this as a negative act and others see it as maintaining the "status quo"...
, a decree that prohibits something, sometimes a form of censorship - The imperial ban, a form of outlawry in the medieval Holy Roman Empire
- CheremCheremCherem , is the highest ecclesiastical censure in the Jewish community. It is the total exclusion of a person from the Jewish community. It is a form of shunning, and is similar to excommunication in the Catholic Church...
, usually translated as the Ban, a form of excommunication in Judaism - HeremHeremHerem or cherem , as used in the Hebrew Bible, means ‘devote’ or ‘destroy’. It is also referred to as the ban. The term has been explained in different ways by scholars...
, a command to destroy in the Hebrew Bible - Ban (title)Ban (title)Ban was a title used in several states in central and south-eastern Europe between the 7th century and the 20th century.-Etymology:The word ban has entered the English language probably as a borrowing from South Slavic ban, meaning "lord, master; ruler". The Slavic word is probably borrowed from...
, a noble title which was used in south-eastern Europe (Romania, Croatia, Bosnia and Hungary)- Ban of CroatiaBan of CroatiaBan of Croatia was the title of local rulers and after 1102 viceroys of Croatia. From earliest periods of Croatian state, some provinces were ruled by Bans as a rulers representative and supreme military commander. In the 18th century, Croatian bans eventually become chief government officials in...
- Ban of Croatia
- Ban (information)Ban (information)A ban, sometimes called a hartley or a dit , is a logarithmic unit which measures information or entropy, based on base 10 logarithms and powers of 10, rather than the powers of 2 and base 2 logarithms which define the bit. As a bit corresponds to a binary digit, so a ban is a decimal digit...
, a logarithmic unit of information or weight of evidence - Ban (mythology), a king from Arthurian legend
- Ban (deodorant), a brand name deodorant & antiperspirant
- Ban (medieval)Ban (medieval)The ban was a political and territorial institution in the Frankish kingdoms, meaning a grant of power to command men. Following its civil, military or religious meanings, it ended up as a metonym for territory where such a grant applied...
, a Frankish institution - Ban (plural: bani), a coin, the 1/100 part of a Romanian leuRomanian leuThe leu is the currency of Romania. It is subdivided into 100 bani . The name of the currency means "lion". On 1 July 2005, Romania underwent a currency reform, switching from the previous leu to a new leu . 1 RON is equal to 10,000 ROL...
or Moldovan leuMoldovan leuThe leu is the currency of Moldova. Like the Romanian leu, the Moldovan leu is subdivided into 100 bani . The name of the currency originates in Romania and means "lion".-History:... - MubanMubanMuban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...
, or Ban for short, the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand - Another name for the paibanPaibanThe paiban is a clapper made from several flat pieces of hardwood or bamboo, which is used in many different forms of Chinese music. There are many different types of paiban, and the instrument is also referred to as bǎn , tánbǎn , mùbǎn , or shūbǎn...
, a clapper used in Chinese music
Places
- Ban, Burkina FasoBan, Burkina FasoBan is a town in the Solenzo Department of Banwa Province in western Burkina Faso. As of 2005 it had a population of 8,776....
, a town in Burkina Faso - Bans, JuraBans, JuraBans is a commune in the Jura department in Franche-Comté in eastern France.-References:*...
, a commune in eastern France - Ban, MurreeBan, MurreeBan is a village and union council of Murree Tehsil in the Rawalpindi District of Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the south of the tehsil and is bounded to the north by Mussiari, to the north-east by Charhan, to the east by Angoori and to the south by Kotli Sattian.According to the 1998 census...
, a village and UC of Rawalpindi District, Pakistan - Ban, an alternate name of Ben, IranBen, IranBen is a city in and the capital of Ben District, Shahrekord County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 11,699, in 3,141 families....
, a city in Iran - Ban, a village in BănişorBanisorBănișor is a commune located in Sălaj County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Ban, Bănișor and Peceiu....
Commune, Sălaj County, Romania
People
- Ban Ki-moonBan Ki-moonBan Ki-moon is the eighth and current Secretary-General of the United Nations, after succeeding Kofi Annan in 2007. Before going on to be Secretary-General, Ban was a career diplomat in South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in the United Nations. He entered diplomatic service the year he...
, United Nations Secretary-General - Shigeru BanShigeru BanShigeru Ban is an accomplished Japanese and international architect, most famous for his innovative work with paper, particularly recycled cardboard paper tubes used to quickly and efficiently house disaster victims...
, a Japanese architect - Oana BanOana BanOana Mihaela Ban is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast. She is an Olympic gold medalist with the team and a world silver medalist on beam and with the team...
, a retired Romanian artistic gymnast
Fictional characters
- Akaza BanBan, nicknamed Ban, a character in Tokusou Sentai DekarangerTokusou Sentai Dekarangeris the twenty-eighth production of the Super Sentai television series produced by Toei. The action footage from the show was used for the American series Power Rangers S.P.D..The opening catchphrase of the series is .-Story:...
- Ban Mido, a main character of the GetBackers series
See also
- BAN (disambiguation)
- Bann (disambiguation)
- BannerBannerA banner is a flag or other piece of cloth bearing a symbol, logo, slogan or other message. Banner-making is an ancient craft.The word derives from late Latin bandum, a cloth out of which a flag is made...
- Banning (disambiguation)
- Block (internet)Block (internet)On the Internet, a block is a technical measure intended to restrict access to information or resources. Blocks should not be confused with bans, although they are often used to enforce a ban.-Effects of blocks:...
- BanhammerBanhammerThe term banhammer began as a satirical term for the power wielded by an administrator to ban or block users of internet forums, wikis, online games, or other internet media. The term is often used as a nickname for the actual anti-cheating software in video games that performs the banning action...