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Forbidden or not permitted
“But some countries in which its use is banned still export it to jurisdictions in which it is allowed.”
(of a person) Declared ineligible (according to laws or rules) for a given job, activity, or competition
“Following her many transgressions, Elizabeth is now banned from being a company director.”
Excluded or expelled from a group
“After becoming active in a peasants' resistance movement, he was banned from living in the Javanese-speaking areas.”
Having been declined, denied or rejected
Past tense for to prohibit or interdict the use, participation or inclusion of
“But proposals to ban daytime deliveries on some of Kendal's shopping streets have been greeted with outrage by shopkeepers.”
Past tense for to prohibit or interdict the participation or inclusion of (someone)
“All that was done to him was to ban him from participating in communal hunting for life.”
Past tense for to banish or eject someone from a place, especially permanently
“To prevent rowdiness, colonies passed laws to ban drunkards and troublemakers from the taverns.”
Past tense for to expel, force out or send away
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