no trespassing
Private property warning
No trespassing is a warning posted on property to indicate that unauthorized entry is prohibited.
The phrase appears on signs at boundaries—fences, gates, driveways—and serves as legal notice that violators may face prosecution.
The old barn had a no trespassing sign, but kids ignored it.
Sometimes shortened to simply No Trespassing without further explanation, the meaning understood.
- property rightsLegal control over possessions
- fineAcceptable in quality
- barbed wireSpiked metal fence material
- electric fencePowered wire enclosure
- respectRegard with honor
land ownership · property line · fence · gate · prosecution · restricted access · easement · keep out · stay out · do not enter · consent · arrest · personal space · legal notice · signpost · surveillance · eviction · warning signs
- secrecysecrecy, secret, secrets, confidential, classified
- safety signswarning sign, warning signs, danger sign, caution sign, warning labels
- trespassingillegal entry, unlawful entry, unauthorized access, intruder, encroachment
- access rulesno entry, restricted area, authorized only, staff only, VIP only
- exclusionexclude, excluded, rule out, banned, bans
- park signsno smoking, trail markers, no littering, no pets, no swimming
no trespassingwelcome
Hospitable greeting offered
open to the public · come in · public access · all are welcome · open house
no trespassinghospitality
Generous treatment of guests
open arms · the more the merrier · warm welcome · southern hospitality · good neighbors
no trespassingwelcome mat
Rug at the entrance
hospitality · open arms · make yourself at home · warm reception · open invitation
trespass, trespassing, trespassed, trespasser, trespassers, pass, passing, passed, passer