banning

/ˈbænɪŋ/

verb

  1. To summon; to call out.

  2. To anathematize; to pronounce an ecclesiastical curse upon; to place under a ban.

  3. To curse; to execrate.

  4. To prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation.

    "Bare feet are banned in this establishment."

  5. To curse; to utter curses or maledictions.

Synonyms: disallow, forbid, prohibit

noun

  1. The act by which something is banned; a prohibition.