nemo me impune lacessit

American  

[ne-moh me im-poo-ne lah-kes-sit, nee-moh mee im-pyoo-nee luh-ses-it] / ˈnɛ moʊ mɛ ɪmˈpu nɛ lɑˈkɛs sɪt, ˈni moʊ mi ɪmˈpyu ni ləˈsɛs ɪt /

Latin.

1. no one attacks me with impunity: motto of Scotland.

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Example Sentences

On the band in small print was a Latin phrase: “Nemo me impune lacessit.”

From New York Times

The coins have already altered in their brief life to include a Scottish version with Nemo Me Impune Lacessit round the edge, instead of the motto Decus et Tutamen, used in 1983.

From The Guardian

In the House of Commons an attempt to pull Sir John's leg was made by another, more humorous, Scot, Austin Hopkinson, M. P. "Will not the Right Honorable Gentleman," he suggested, "take it upon himself to order that all third class eggs shall be rubber stamped with the Scottish national motto: Nemo me impune lacessit?"

From Time Magazine Archive

The Thistle.—"Nemo me impune lacessit."—"Honi soit qui Mollet pince."

From Project Gutenberg

United Empire. he emblem of Scotland is the thistle, the device Nemo me impune lacessit.

From Project Gutenberg