BANNED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does banned mean? 

• BANNED (adjective)
  The adjective BANNED has 1 sense:

1. forbidden by law

  Familiarity information: BANNED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BANNED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Forbidden by law

Synonyms:

banned; prohibited

Similar:

illegal (prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules)

 Context examples 

Chlorofluorocarbons, the ozone-eating refrigerants banned by the Montreal Protocol, are declining.

(Warming due to carbon dioxide jumped by half in 25 years, NOAA)

In Brazil, whaling has been banned since 1986, according to Greenpeace Public Policy Coordinator Márcio Astrini.

(Brazil to support South Atlantic whale sanctuary bid, Agência BRASIL)

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has banned the sale of dietary supplements that contain ma huang.

(Ma huang, NCI Dictionary)

A few nations, including the U.S., the UK and South Korea, have banned microbeads.

(Researchers Discover Microplastics in 100 Percent of People Studied, VOA)

As any economic activity is banned from the conservation units surveyed, the population living or working in the area should be compensated and resettled.

(Brazilian savanna unprotected, study finds, Agência Brasil)

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the US has banned triclosan from antiseptic and antibacterial hand rubs and hand washes.

(Common Ingredient in Toothpaste Puts Women at Risk of Bone Disease, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Carbadox is a mutagen/carcinogen and has been banned in Canada, Australia, and the European Union.

(Carbadox, NCI Thesaurus)

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has banned the sale of dietary supplements that contain ephedra.

(Ephedra, NCI Dictionary)

However, in 2012, it amended its regulations and banned the use of BPA in baby bottles and sippy cups.

(Humans exposed to far more hormone-disrupting chemicals than thought, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

As a feed additive, arsanilic acid improves weight gain in farm-raised animals, but its use as a growth promoter is banned in many countries.

(Arsanilic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)