What is the meaning of banning?

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noun

An official prohibition or edict against something.
- synonyms: ban, forbiddance, forbidding

verb

Forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper.
- synonyms: ban, censor
Prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure.
- usage: "Smoking is banned in this building"
- synonyms: ban
Ban from a place of residence, as for punishment.
- synonyms: banish, ban
Expel from a community or group.
- synonyms: banish, ban, ostracize, ostracise, shun, cast out, blackball

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