also LAW1 verb by law TRANSITIVEcosc a chur ar c m ucoisc verb c m utoirmisc verb c m uthe government wants to ban the sale of alcohol in supermarketsteastaíonn ón rialtas cosc a chur ar alcól a dhíol in ollmhargaítobacco advertising should be bannedba cheart fógraíocht tobac a chosc2 verb from doing sth, from place, etc TRANSITIVEcosc a chur ar c m uto ban sb from doing sthcosc a chur ar dhuine rud a dhéanamhhe was banned from speaking to the mediacoisceadh air labhairt leis na meáintwo players were banned for lifecuireadh cosc saoil ar bheirt imreoirílorries will be banned from the city centrecuirfear cosc ar leoraithe dul go lár na cathrach3 nouna ban on alcoholcosc ar alcólthe university imposed a ban on using mobile phones during lectureschuir an ollscoil cosc ar ghutháin phóca a úsáid le linn léachtaíshe got a two-year driving bancuireadh cosc tiomána dhá bhliain uirthi