formally ban

Frequency: 6.58.1 per million words

to ban in an official and proper way

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  • The city council voted to formally ban single-use plastics last year.
  • The substance has been formally banned in several countries due to health concerns.
  • The international committee will meet next month to formally ban the use of the chemical in agriculture.
  • If the evidence is conclusive, we will have no choice but to formally ban the product.
  • Formally banning the practice required a lengthy legislative process.
  • Did the organization ever formally ban members from accepting such gifts?
  • In the 1920s, the United States decided to formally ban the production and sale of alcoholic beverages.
  • The new regulations formally ban all forms of discrimination within the workplace.
  • The spokesperson announced that the board had decided to formally ban the controversial advertising campaign.
  • After years of debate, the government will formally ban the import of exotic pets to protect local ecosystems.