The action of banning, isolating, avoiding people, countries or other entities because they cannot be trusted and are considered undesirable

After the sex scandal, the former governor was blacklisted by all the clubs and the conformist families in town

Dopo lo scandalo sessuale, l'ex governatore è stato messo sul libro nero di tutti i club e di tutte le famiglie benpensanti della città

During the Fascist era, all foreign words were banned

Durante il fascismo, tutte le parole di origine straniera furono messe all'indice

After the racial slur on live TV, the famous actor has been blacklisted by all TVs and national papers

Dopo l'offesa razziale in diretta TV, il famoso attore è stato messo all'indice da tutte le TV e giornali nazionali

The term "Blacklist" has been in use since the early 1600s to describe a list of people who were under suspicion and thus not to be trusted. Famous examples of black lists include the lists of union members who would not be hired by anyone (late 1800s) and in the 20th century the "infamous" lists of people suspected of being communists