smoking ban
21ban — [[t]bæ̱n[/t]] ♦♦ bans, banning, banned 1) VERB To ban something means to state officially that it must not be done, shown, or used. [V n] Canada will ban smoking in all offices later this year... [V n] Last year arms sales were banned. [V ed]… …
22ban — 01. Smoking is now [banned] in all public buildings in Sacramento. 02. That movie was [banned] in my country due to the excessive violence. 03. Marijuana is a [banned] substance. 04. The government has placed a [ban] on all meetings of the… …
23ban — 1 noun (C) an official order that forbids something from being used or done: The President supports a global ban on nuclear testing. see also: test ban 2 verb banned, banning (T) to say that something must not be done, seen, used etc: Smoking is… …
24ban — 1. verb 1) smoking was banned Syn: prohibit, forbid, veto, proscribe, disallow, outlaw, make illegal, embargo, bar, debar, block, stop, suppress, interdict; Law enjoin, restrain See note at …
25ban*/ — [bæn] verb [T] I 1) to say officially that something is illegal or not allowed a new law that bans tobacco advertising[/ex] The book was banned from school libraries.[/ex] 2) to say officially that someone is not allowed to do something She was… …
26ban — v. & n. v.tr. (banned, banning) forbid, prohibit, esp. formally. n. 1 a formal or authoritative prohibition (a ban on smoking). 2 a tacit prohibition by public opinion. 3 a sentence of outlawry. 4 archaic a curse or execration. Etymology: OE… …
27BAN — v. & n. v.tr. (banned, banning) forbid, prohibit, esp. formally. n. 1 a formal or authoritative prohibition (a ban on smoking). 2 a tacit prohibition by public opinion. 3 a sentence of outlawry. 4 archaic a curse or execration. Etymology: OE… …
28List of smoking bans — This is a list of smoking bans by country.flag|ArgentinaA 2006 smoking ban in Buenos Aires city prohibits smoking in public areas including bars and restaurants. Similar bans in other Argentine cities require bigger establishments to provide a… …
29List of smoking bans in the United States — Map of current and scheduled future statewide smoking bans as of 18 June 2011 (2011 06 18)[update] …
30Passive smoking — is the involuntary inhalation of smoke from tobacco products. It occurs when tobacco smoke permeates any environment, causing its inhalation by all people within that environment. Such smoke is called secondhand smoke (SHS) or environmental… …
