Ban and Exception

Ban

Ban noun - A prayer that harm will come to someone.

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Exception and ban are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Exception" instead a noun "Ban".

Nearby Word: banned

Exception noun - A feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent.

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Ban and exception are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ban" instead a noun "Exception".

specific	specific ban	specific exception
logical	logical ban	logical exception
strong	strong ban	strong exception
great	great ban	great exception
Other adjectives: serious, partial, famous, general, possible, explicit, temporary, further, global, aforementioned.

The British government is drafting a blanket ban on any "substance for human consumption that causes a psychoactive effect", with a hasty exception for caffeine, alcohol, tobacco and food.

Source: There Should Be a Law
The ban included an exception for stage actors smoking in character, so the bar rebranded itself as an experimental theater company.

Source: Film Felons
The trick is, the Dunmer were granted a legal exception to the Empire's slavery ban as one of the terms of their surrender, but Imperial influence is gradually reducing its popularity.

Source: Slavery Is a Special Kind of Evil

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