banning

Noun
Synonyms: banforbiddanceforbidding

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. an official prohibition or edict against somethingSynonyms: banforbiddanceforbidding
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Ban \Ban\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Banned (b[a^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Banning.] [OE. bannen, bannien, to summon, curse, AS. bannan to summon; akin to Dan. bande, forbande, to curse, Sw. banna to revile, bannas to curse. See Ban an edict, and cf. Banish.]

1.To curse; to invoke evil upon. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]

2.To forbid; to interdict. --Byron. [1913 Webster]

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