1. Forbidden by law
   "atrazine is thought to cause cancer and is banned in some European countries";
   - prohibited

1. Prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure
   "Smoking is banned in this building"
    
2. Forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper)
   "The government banned the controversial film";
   - censor
    
3. Expel from a community or group
   "The tribe banned the offender";
   - banish, ostracize, ostracise [Brit], shun, cast out, blackball, pill [slang]

Sounds like: band

See also: illegal

Type of: criminalise [Brit], criminalize, disallow, expel, forbid, illegalise [Brit], illegalize, interdict, kick out [informal], nix [N. Amer, informal], outlaw, prohibit, proscribe, throw out, veto

Encyclopedia: Banned