ban
official rule or ruling prohibiting something generally, or forbidding someone to do something others can do
prohibition of drugs
means of attempting to prevent the recreational use of prohibited drugs
election silence
ban on political campaigning prior to a presidential or general election
Lithuanian press ban
ban on Lithuanian language publications in Russia
Potlatch ban
ban on indigenous culture by the government of Canada
death penalty
college sports sanction that prevents a school from fielding a team in a given sport
prohibition
outlawing of the consumption, sale, production, etc. of alcohol
Sword hunt
the seizure of swords and a variety of other weapons from civilians in Japanese history
plastic bag ban
government campaign to discourage plastic shopping bag use
banishment
expelling a person from a country or state; an enforced status of exile as punishment
bushranger ban
ban on films about bushrangers that came in effect in Australia in 1911–12
publication ban
type of ban