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The phrase "an absolute ban" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a complete and total prohibition on something without any exceptions.
Example: "The government has imposed an absolute ban on smoking in public places to protect public health."
Alternatives: "a total ban" or "a complete prohibition".
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He said there should be an absolute ban on that".
This was not an absolute ban, just a caution.
In practice, USAid has implemented the Helms amendment as an absolute ban on abortion.
In 2006, Colombia lifted an absolute ban on abortion to allow terminations in certain cases.
In the Irish Republic there is an absolute ban on abortion.
The current dispute over prisoner voting between the Strasbourg court (which says an absolute ban on prisoners voting violates the Convention) and the UK (which is committed to an absolute ban) vividly illustrates that frailty.
They mainly call for clear guidance for all British forces handling prisoners, including an absolute ban on hooding.
Just 3% of the world's countries, including El Salvador and Chile, have such an absolute ban in place.
But Mike Yaple, a spokesman for the New Jersey School Boards Association, said, "I think it's more of a rarity to see an absolute ban on cellphones".
Among those attending the protest were individuals and groups from the Irish Republic, where there is an absolute ban on abortion.
The UN special rapporteur on torture, Juan Méndez, has called for an absolute ban on isolation in excess of 15 days.
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