Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Ban \Ban\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Banned} (?); 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.

   2. To forbid; to interdict. --Byron.

Source : WordNet®

ban
     n 1: a decree that prohibits something [syn: {prohibition}, {proscription}]
     2: 100 bani equal 1 leu
     3: 100 bani equal 1 leu
     4: an official prohibition or edict against something [syn: {banning},
         {forbiddance}, {forbidding}]
     5: a bachelor's degree in nursing [syn: {Bachelor of Arts in
        Nursing}]
     [also: {banning}, {banned}, {bani} (pl)]

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

ban
     v 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}