bannings
Multiple formal prohibitions
Bannings is the plural of banning, the act of officially prohibiting something.
A banning is an instance of formal exclusion or restriction: The library faced criticism over its bannings of controversial books.
The word often appears in discussions of censorship, social media moderation, or institutional policy: Recent bannings have sparked debate about free speech.
Formally marking for rejection
- ostracismBanishment from a group
- shunningDeliberately avoiding someone
- blackballingGroup exclusion practice
- expulsionForced permanent removal
excommunication · debarment · disbarment · boycott · ejection · marginalization · outcasting · disfellowship
Approval or punitive measure
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- disqualificationRemoval from eligibility
- expulsionForced permanent removal
sentencing · deterrence · consequences · enforcement · zero-tolerance · red-card
Forcible prevention or concealment
- redactionObscuring sensitive text
- expurgationRemoval of offensive content
- bowdlerizationSanitizing offensive literary content
- book-burningDeliberate destruction of texts
sanitization · propaganda · deplatforming · shadowbanning · samizdat
Making legally forbidden
- interdictionAuthoritative prohibition or blockade
- proscriptionFormal ban or condemnation
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
injunction · forbiddance · illegalization · contraband · criminalization · veto · disallowance · barring
Imposed or inherent bounds
- constraintsLimits on action
- curtailmentAct of reducing scope
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
strictures · confinement · restraint · inhibition · tightening · narrowing · crackdown · lockout
blacklisting
Formally marking for rejection
- ostracismBanishment from a group
- shunningDeliberately avoiding someone
- blackballingGroup exclusion practice
expulsion · excommunication · debarment · disbarment · boycott · ejection · marginalization · outcasting · disfellowship · cold-shouldering
sanction
Approval or punitive measure
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- disqualificationRemoval from eligibility
expulsion · sentencing · deterrence · consequences · enforcement · zero-tolerance · red-card
suppression
Forcible prevention or concealment
- redactionObscuring sensitive text
- expurgationRemoval of offensive content
- bowdlerizationSanitizing offensive literary content
book-burning · sanitization · propaganda · deplatforming · shadowbanning · samizdat
outlawing
Making legally forbidden
- interdictionAuthoritative prohibition or blockade
- proscriptionFormal ban or condemnation
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
moratorium · injunction · forbiddance · illegalization · contraband · criminalization · veto · disallowance · barring · blockade
limitations
Imposed or inherent bounds
- constraintsLimits on action
- curtailmentAct of reducing scope
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
containment · strictures · confinement · restraint · inhibition · tightening · narrowing · crackdown · lockout · curfew
banningspermissions
Official allowances granted
approvals · authorizations · allowances · sanctions · clearances
banningslegalizations
Acts making something lawful
unbans · unbanning · liberalizations · reinstatements · deregulations
- book banningProhibiting access to texts
- shadow banningCovert visibility restriction online