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 ɪmˈpju ni ləˈsɛs ɪt /

Latin.

no one attacks me with impunity: motto of Scotland.

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nemo me impune lacessit

Whoever trifled with him was apt to learn sooner than he wished that nemo me impune lacessit was a saying which was to be taken very literally from Johnson's mouth.

From Dr. Johnson and His Circle by Bailey, John Cann

The thistle is the order for dignity and antiquity; the veritable nemo me impune lacessit of chivalry!

From The Last of the Mohicans A Narrative of 1757 by Cooper, James Fenimore

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