Question
27 Dec 2016
- Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong)
- Traditional Chinese (Taiwan) Near fluent
-
English (US)
-
Korean
-
Japanese
Question about English (US)
What is the difference between prohibited and banned ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between prohibited and banned ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
Answers
Read more comments
- English (US)
To "ban" means to disallow an activity or thing that was once allowed. Often referring to law or rules.
Forbid is to disallow an activity from an authority figure, such as a boss, teacher, parent, landlord etc. But not usually referring to the law.
Prohibit is the same but sounds more formal. Often referring to the law, and often referring to a small area. There may or may not be penalties "Smoking is prohibited with 5 meters of a doorway."
Highly-rated answerer

[News] Hey you! The one learning a language!
Do you know how to improve your language skills❓ All you have to do is have your writing corrected by a native speaker!
With HiNative, you can have your writing corrected by native speakers for free ✍️✨.
With HiNative, you can have your writing corrected by native speakers for free ✍️✨.
Sign up
Similar questions
- What is the difference between prohibit and restrict and forbidden ?
- What is the difference between "prohibited" and "forbidden" and "unallowed" and "banned" ?
- What is the difference between prohibit and ban and forbid ?
Newest Questions
- What is the difference between I was at a mall in the morning. and I was at the mall in the morni...
- What is the difference between ①go to see a(the) movie and ②go to the movies ?
- What is the difference between in the train and on the train and at the train ?
- What is the difference between wheezing and gasping and panting ?
- What is the difference between stupid and dillhole and goof and dumb ?
Topic Questions
- What is the difference between wheezing and gasping and panting ?
- What is the difference between I’m itchy. and It’s itchy. ?
- What is the difference between mention and refer to ?
- What is the difference between college and university ?
- What is the difference between unless and if ?
Recommended Questions