trespassers
Uninvited property entrants
Trespassers are people who enter property without permission.
The word appears most often on warning signs: Trespassers will be prosecuted.
In legal contexts, a trespasser is anyone unlawfully on another's land, whether intentionally or by accident.
The singular trespasser is less common outside legal writing.
Prevent entry
- private propertyIndividually owned assets
- no entryAccess not permitted
- postedMade publicly visible
- warning signIndicator of potential danger
restricted area · off limits · do not enter · access denied · prohibited · no admittance · beware · fence
Breaking of rules
- infringementViolation of rights
- breachBreaking of agreement
- unlawfulForbidden by statute
- unauthorizedNot officially permitted
illegal entry · prosecution · liability · criminal charge · lawsuit · damages · injunction · tort
One who lurks suspiciously
- interloperOne who enters uninvited
- infiltratorOne who enters covertly
- uninvitedWithout formal welcome
- unwelcomeNot wanted here
sneak · encroacher · squatter · poacher · invader · gatecrasher · intrusion · break-in
keep out
Prevent entry
- private propertyIndividually owned assets
- no entryAccess not permitted
- postedMade publicly visible
warning sign · restricted area · off limits · do not enter · access denied · prohibited · no admittance · beware · fence · barrier
violation
Breaking of rules
- infringementViolation of rights
- breachBreaking of agreement
- unlawfulForbidden by statute
unauthorized · illegal entry · prosecution · liability · criminal charge · lawsuit · damages · injunction · tort · property rights
prowler
One who lurks suspiciously
- interloperOne who enters uninvited
- infiltratorOne who enters covertly
- uninvitedWithout formal welcome
unwelcome · sneak · encroacher · squatter · poacher · invader · gatecrasher · intrusion · break-in · housebreaker
boundary
Line marking a limit
perimeter · grounds · acreage · territory · domain · premises · enclosure · curtilage · farmland · woodland
- unwelcome peopleintruders, invaders, uninvited guests, gatecrashers, crashers
- property lawfreehold, leasehold, deed, deeds, title
- infringerspirates, plagiarists, counterfeiters, bootleggers, forgers
- enemiesenemy, foe, foes, adversary, nemesis
- traffic offendersspeeders, drunk drivers, red light runners, tailgaters, distracted drivers
- night terrorsnightmares, bogeymen, sleep paralysis, ghosts, phantoms
trespassersauthorized personnel
People granted official access
licensees · invitees · tenants · lessees · badge holders
trespasserslandowners
Holders of real property
owners · proprietors · homeowners · titleholders · rightful owners