noun
ban, prohibition
B1
Verbot (das) means ban or prohibition, referring to official or formal forbidding of actions. Common collocations include 'ein Verbot verhängen/erlassen'. The noun is neuter, plural Verbote, regular declension with genitive singular des Verbots. No irregular plural; standard use in legal and everyday contexts.
Examples
Das Verbot des Rauchens im Restaurant wurde durchgesetzt.
The prohibition on smoking in the restaurant was enforced.
Es gibt ein Verbot für offenes Feuer im Wald.
There is a ban on open fires in the forest.
Viele Besucher ignorierten das Verbot, obwohl die Schilder deutlich waren.
Many visitors ignored the ban, although the signs were clear.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a red sign with a line through it and the word 'Verbot' across it.
Sounds like 'fur-bot' — imagine a robot that says 'no' to things.
Das Verbot — think 'das Gesetz' is neutral to remember neuter gender.
Notes
Verbot is a common legal/public-word for bans and prohibitions. In compounds (e.g., 'Einreiseverbot') it keeps the meaning 'ban'.