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Discover LudwigThe phrase "imposed a ban" is correct and can be used in written English.
It means to officially forbid or restrict something. Example: The government imposed a ban on smoking in public places.
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United Arab Emirates imposed a ban in September.
Mr Obama even imposed a ban on lobbyists.
Another football club has imposed a ban on another newspaper.
President Yoweri Museveni once imposed a ban on imported semen.
The federal police also imposed a ban on marches.
Sri Lanka also imposed a ban on advertising by Fonterra's Anchor powder brand.
The government imposed a ban, saying it was "damaging" to the army's honour.
Mr. Summerfield again imposed a ban but lifted it before it could be challenged in court.
On Wednesday the Nets imposed a ban on gambling on team flights.
In 2010 the European Union imposed a ban on trade in cycads from South Africa.
And Congress has imposed a ban on experimenting with human embryos.
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