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Banning
see synonyms of banningNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Banning
see synonyms of banningnoun
the act or an instance of prohibiting or forbidding
Opposition groups see the bannings as the latest stage of a government clampdown.
No reason was given for the banning of the magazine.
the banning of cigarettes
the banning of commercial fishing in most rivers and estuaries
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Banning
see synonyms of banningtr.v. banned, ban·ning, bans
1.
a. To prohibit (an action) or forbid the use of (something), especially by official decree: banned smoking in theaters; banned pesticides in parks. See Synonyms at forbid.
b. To refuse to allow (someone) to do something, go somewhere, or be a participant; exclude: a coach who was banned from the sidelines for two games; a gambler who was banned from the club.
2. South African Under the former system of apartheid, to deprive (a person suspected of illegal activity) of the right of free movement and association with others.
3. Archaic To curse.
n.
1. An excommunication or condemnation by church officials.
2. A prohibition imposed by law or official decree.
3. Censure, condemnation, or disapproval expressed especially by public opinion.
4. A summons to arms in feudal times.
5. Archaic A curse; an imprecation.
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