Why can't I delete messages?

I have 2 accounts linked to Mail, my school account and an AOL account. The school one functions fine, but the AOL one only receives mail well. It won't send or delete. When I try to delete a message in the AOL inbox, I get this message:
The message “test” could not be moved to the mailbox “Deleted Messages — AOL”
The IMAP command “UID COPY” (to Deleted Messages) failed for the mailbox “INBOX” with server error: UID COPY failed Deleted Messages: no such mailbox.
I've already tried removing the AOL account completely from the program and putting it back. The problem was there before and after. I'm capable of sending the AOL messages to the Trash folder on the school account, but this is a real pain.

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