The meaning of BAN is to prohibit especially by legal means; also : to prohibit the use, performance, or distribution of.

To prohibit (an action) or forbid the use of (something), especially by official decree: banned smoking in theaters; banned pesticides in parks. See Synonyms at forbid.

BANNED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of ban 2. past simple and past participle of ban. Learn more.

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. ...a banned book.

be banned from doing something She's been banned from leaving the country while the allegations are investigated. (British English) He was banned from driving for six months.

To ban is to forbid or prohibit something or someone, as in Fatima banned her children from using screens after 9 pm so they wouldn’ stay up all night playing video games.

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English banned /bænd/ adjective [only before noun] not officially allowed to meet, exist, or be used Leaders of the banned party were arres

2 days ago · Adjective banned (comparative more banned, superlative most banned) Forbidden; not allowed. Synonyms: disallowed, prohibited, proscribed; see also Thesaurus: forbidde

Banned is the past tense of the verb 'ban', which means to formally forbid something. As an adjective, it characterizes something that has been subject to a ban.