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1. : to prohibit especially by legal means. ban discrimination. Is smoking banned in all public buildings? also : to prohibit the use, performance, or distribution of. ban a book. ban a pesticide. 2. : bar entry 2 sense 3c. banned from the U.N. 3. archaic : curse.
Meaning of banned in English. banned. Add to word list. past simple and past participle of ban. (Definition of banned from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of banned. banned. With all herbicides banned, manual weeding is usually a considerable cost factor in organic coffee production.
n. 1. An excommunication or condemnation by church officials. 2. A prohibition imposed by law or official decree. 3. Censure, condemnation, or disapproval expressed especially by public opinion. 4. A summons to arms in feudal times. 5. Archaic A curse; an imprecation.
From Huffington Post. The moment something is banned, somebody in this country is breaking through it and going around it. From NPR. So much trouble in fact, that they banned him from graduating by suspending him. From Huffington Post. To get off the banned list, the judge recommended they get a lawyer. From NPR.
to forbid (= refuse to allow) something, especially officially: The film was banned (= the government prevented it from being shown) in several countries. [ + from + -ing verb ] She was banned from driv ing for two years. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to forbid someone or something.
When something is banned, it's illegal or not allowed. If you're wearing a banned t-shirt to school, it means there's a rule forbidding that particular kind of shirt.
If something is banned, it has been stated officially that it must not be done, shown, or used.
Definition of 'ban' Word Frequency. ban. (bæn ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense bans , present participle banning , past tense, past participle banned. 1. verb. To ban something means to state officially that it must not be done, shown, or used. It was decided to ban smoking in all offices later this year. [VERB noun]
to decide or say officially that something is not allowed synonym prohibit. ban something The law effectively bans smoking in all public places. a list of banned substances. The use of these chemicals in homes was banned outright by the government in 2000. ban something from something a campaign to ban sugary drinks from schools. Extra Examples.
A ban is a law or rule that prohibits, or bans, something, as in The winter parking ban starts on December 1. A ban can also be an informal prohibition, such as by public opinion. Example: We had to ban the use of power tools for school projects after an unfortunate incident in shop class.
