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it was banned vs It was forbidden

Both 'it was banned' and 'it was forbidden' are correct phrases in English. They can be used interchangeably to convey the idea that something was not allowed. The choice between them depends on personal preference or the specific context in which they are used.

Last updated: March 23, 2024 • 813 views

it was banned

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that something was not allowed or prohibited.

This phrase is used to convey that a particular action, item, or behavior was officially prohibited by a rule or law.

Examples:

The book was banned in several countries.
Smoking was banned in all public places.
The film was banned for its controversial content.
The product was banned due to safety concerns.
The practice was banned by the government.

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It took a decade of bureaucratic and industry heel-dragging before it was banned.
In the USA, it was banned in 1997.
We in the EU are allowing this situation to continue, although it was banned in 1991.
And you know why it was banned?
l wanted to take part in his peace marathon, but since it was banned l couIdn't.
The Blue Ice oil tanker - which the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has banned from entering the EU - has used the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife after the date upon which it was banned.
On my television show, I once did a segment that aired once and only once, before it was banned, called "Shark Party." All right?
It was banned from music in the Middle Ages.
It was banned following a training accident, sir.
It was banned because the sound was so beautiful... so seductive.
Since it was banned, the opposition has taken on a radical form.
Chlorofluorocarbons, used in aerosol products like hair spray in the '70s, before it was banned.
In 2003, after my studies, it was banned in the European Union, but in that same year, the United States EPA re-registered the compound.
In Riga the LGBT march will take place on 3 June, while it was banned in 2006 and allowed in 2005 but was disrupted by violent counter-demonstrators.
Personally, I think it is particularly important that literature from Eastern Europe - literature that is unknown because, in many cases, it was banned for a long time - should be recognized and distributed in the European Union too.
It was banned because it was so beautiful... that all the virgins fell in love and got themselves seduced.
Today, transgenic beetroot pulp has been marketed in the Netherlands even though its commercialization was banned.
If it was for banned books you would have gone a long time ago and I would not have opened the door.
But when I found out it was on the banned substance list,
And music was banned from Atlantica forever.

Alternatives:

it was prohibited
it was not allowed
it was restricted
it was outlawed
it was made illegal

It was forbidden

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that something was not allowed or prohibited.

This phrase is used to convey that a particular action, item, or behavior was officially prohibited by a rule or law.

Examples:

Entering the building was forbidden after hours.
It was forbidden to speak during the exam.
The use of cell phones was forbidden in the library.
It was forbidden to park in that area.
The practice was forbidden by religious doctrine.

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It was forbidden to dig to find roots and forbidden to speak
Throper collected eggs, perhaps because it was forbidden.
It was forbidden to create the Sa Yin Sword a long time ago.
In those days it was forbidden to speak or even think about such things.
You told me when I first came here, that it was forbidden even to speak of Mrs Moray.
He was sent back with a warrant,... because it was forbidden to foreigners to do the unemployed.
We were watched all the time. it was forbidden at my school too.
You told me when I first came here, that it was forbidden even to speak of Mrs Moray.
I saw this for myself in St Petersburg in the run-up to the election for Governor when, for example, it was forbidden to show pictures, or quote the names of, candidates in the election.
She didn't realise it was forbidden territory.
She didn't realise it was forbidden territory.
I have tried to discuss bionicles at this dinner table for years and it was forbidden.
Besides, it was forbidden to talk,
If I don't find it, I'll say that the party said it was forbidden.
If someone collapsed... it was forbidden to touch them, to help them.
I seem to recall that during the Franco dictatorship in my home country of Spain, it was forbidden to speak in Basque, Catalan or Galician.
Didn't I tell you it was forbidden to walk around in here?
Avigdor, what would you do if all you wanted in Life was to study and it was forbidden?
Avigdor, what would you do if all you wanted in Life was to study and it was forbidden?
It was forbidden for a vampire to kill another vampire.

Alternatives:

it was banned
it was not permitted
it was disallowed
it was outlawed
it was made illegal

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