Zakazany

Zakazany is a Polish adjective meaning forbidden or prohibited. It is used to indicate that something is not allowed by law, regulation, rule, or social norms. The form agrees with the noun it modifies in gender and number (for example: zakazany teren, zakazana osoba, zakazane owoce). In general usage, it can describe actions (zakazany ruch), items (zakazany towar), or places (tereny zakazane).

Etymology: The word derives from the verb zakazać “to forbid,” which itself comes from the prefix za- and the root kazać “to order.” The noun zakaz means “prohibition.”

Usage notes: In legal or administrative contexts, zakazany appears in phrases such as “zakaz wstępu” (no entry) and “zakaz palenia” (no smoking). It is commonly used in both formal signs and everyday speech to express prohibition. The term is often interchangeable with zabroniony or niedozwolony, though nuances differ: zabroniony is more formal or forceful, while niedozwolony stresses lack of permission.

See also: zakaz (prohibition), zabroniony, niedozwolony. Related concepts include the broader idea of prohibition and the social norms governing what is forbidden in a given context.