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.

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.

Banned refers to the act of officially or legally prohibiting or excluding someone or something.

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

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 …

Forbidden; not allowed. Simple past tense and past participle of ban. Restaurants established a "smoking section," then some bold ones banned smoking altogether. Farm soil has been free …

They banned [= barred] him from entering the building. = He was banned from entering the building. She was banned from the team because of drug use.

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 …