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.

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 night.

Synonyms for BANNED: prohibited, forbidden, outlawed, taboo, barred, illegal, inappropriate, unacceptable; Antonyms of BANNED: permitted, permissible, allowable, acceptable, legal, …

If you are banned from doing something, you are officially prevented from doing it.

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