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

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

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. The city has imposed a …

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 …

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

11 hours ago · FCC bans foreign-made drones over national security, spying concerns The ruling will hit Chinese drone-maker DJI the hardest.

The ban took effect after ByteDance, the China-based parent company of TikTok, refused to sell the service before the deadline of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled …

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.