unban, verb transitive

Origin:
EnglishShow more English, un- prefix expressing reversal + ban (see ban verb).
historical
Usually passive. Of a person or organization: to be released from the restrictions stipulated in a banning order.
1973 Drum 22 Jan. 2She has just been unbanned after being restricted to Orlando in Soweto for 4018 days.
1986 M. Hlangani in E. Prov. Herald 10 Apr. 2The recently unbanned vice-president of the United Democratic Front in the Eastern Cape..was taken from his home at 5 am and questioned by Security Police for seven hours yesterday.
1989 E. Prov. Herald 9 Nov. 1The Congress of South African Students (Cosas) was also unbanned.
to be released from the restrictions stipulated in a banning order.
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