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

2 days ago · The move banned citizens from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, Syria and those holding Palestinian Authority-issued travel documents.

BAN definition: 1. to forbid (= refuse to allow) something, especially officially: 2. an official order that…. Learn more.

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.

1. to prohibit, forbid, or bar; interdict: to ban nuclear weapons. 2. Archaic. a. to pronounce an ecclesiastical curse upon. b. to curse; execrate.

Definition of ban verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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] Last year arms sales were banned. [VERB …

To prohibit, as by official order, from doing, using, appearing, happening, etc.; forbid; censor. To ban fraternities, to ban a book.

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 from competition. n. …

Ban is an adjective to describe something that is officially or legally prohibited. It conveys the idea of restriction or disallowance, often enforced by authorities.