The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
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   2. To forbid; to interdict. --Byron.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

banning
    n 1: an official prohibition or edict against something [syn:
         ban, banning, forbiddance, forbidding]