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

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

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.

If something is banned, it has been stated officially that it must not be done, shown, or used. ...a banned book.

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.

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 arrested last …

The moment something is banned, somebody in this country is breaking through it and going around it.

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.

This list of the most commonly challenged books in the United States refers to books sought to be removed or otherwise restricted from public access, typically from a library or a school …

ban1 /bæn/ v., banned, ban•ning, n. v. to prohibit, forbid, or bar; interdict: [ ~ + obj]: The two countries agreed to ban the testing of nuclear weapons.[ ~ + obj + from ]: She was banned …