Banns n. pl. : Notice of a proposed marriage, proclaimed in a church, or other place prescribed by law, in order that any person may object, if he knows of just cause why the marriage should not take place.

Example:
the rewade law or whatever it Banns abortions. do you think it should be overtturned or not?

Taxonomy
marriage, banns, banns of marriage, the Church, parties, impediment, Roman Catholic Church, Church of England, parish, the Roman, publication of banns, canon law, couples, law, Marriage Act, free encyclopedia, marriage licence, Sundays.

Defination from the web:
banns is to enable anyone to raise any legal impediment to it, so as to prevent marriages that are legally invalid, either under canon law or under civil law. ... Under Canon Law before 1983, the banns had to be announced, or "asked", in the home parishes of both ...