Which should you use, ban or trespass? The verb ban means to forbid something, especially officially. Ban takes the preposition from. Trespass is an intransitive verb meaning to go into a place without the owner’s permission; trespass takes the preposition on. Trespass is also an old word meaning to do something that is not allowed by a moral law. Do not use trespass to mean ban.
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He has been trespassed from the university.
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| Correct: |
He has been banned from the university.
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