Dictionary Definition
banning n : an official prohibition or edict
against something [syn: ban,
forbiddance,
forbidding]ban
Noun
1 a decree that prohibits something [syn:
prohibition,
proscription]
2 100 bani equal 1 leu
3 100 bani equal 1 leu
5 a bachelor's degree in nursing [syn:
Bachelor of Arts in Nursing]
Verb
1 prohibit especially by legal means or social
pressure; "Smoking is banned in this building"
2 forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or
a newspaper) [syn: censor]
3 ban from a place of residence, as for
punishment [syn: banish]
4 expel from a community or group [syn: banish, ostracize, ostracise, shun, cast out,
blackball] [also:
banning, banned, bani (pl)]banning See ban
User Contributed Dictionary
Extensive Definition
Banning may refer to:
- Émile Banning (1836–1898), a Belgian civil servant
- Henry B. Banning (1836–1881), general in the American Civil War and congressional representative from Ohio
- Phineas Banning (1830–1885), American businessman
- Banning, California, named for Phineas Banning
- Banning (film), released in 1967
See also
banning in French: Banning