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ban : forbid, inhibit, prohibit, enjoin verb [transitive]

1 formal to order someone to do something

2 AmE law to legally prevent someone from going near a person or place

, outlaw, proscribe,disallow, interdict.

banish verb [transitive]

1 to not allow someone or something to stay in a particular place : banish sth from/to: The children were banished to the backyard.

2 to send someone away permanently from their country or the area where they live, especially as an official punishment : banish sb from/to: Many Soviet dissidents were banished to Siberia.

3 banish sb/sth (from your mind) to try to stop thinking about something; especially something that worries you

banishment noun [uncountable] : expel, exile, deport