noun
ban on sale; prohibition of sale
Abbreviation of 発売禁止. Used for official bans on selling books, magazines, or other publications, often due to obscenity or legal violations.
See also: 発売禁止
その雑誌は発禁処分を受けた。
The magazine was subjected to a sales ban.
発禁になった本のリストが公開された。
A list of books that were banned from sale was released.