You're right, they are the same, but they sound different, and kinda invoke different feelings when heard without a conscious effort to think about the meaning.

You're right, they are the same, but they sound different, and kinda invoke different feelings when heard without a conscious effort to think about the meaning. This is entirely subjective, but to me saying "Banned" is terse, rough, and firm. It spits out like a slap. Being "suspended" is temporary. It sounds more gentle, less gruff. (Almost) all kids have been "suspended" from a sport or activity because of something that they did, but they were allowed to play again after a short period. The catch is the qualifier being "Permanently" changes it to being a Ban, but it doesn't sound that way at first. Language is silly. You can say the same thing in very different ways that come across more or less negative, and I think that's the same as what's happening in the corporate veiled speech.