sic semper tyrannis

[seek sem-per ty-rahn-nis, sik sem-per ti-ran-is]

Latin.

1. thus always to tyrants: motto of Virginia.

Example Sentences

“Sic semper tyrannis!” he thundered.

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The prosecutor said Rhodes was recorded on video saying of lawmakers inside: “They need to be sh-----g their pants. Sic semper tyrannis!”

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The Latin phrase sic semper tyrannis, coined by Shakespeare in “Julius Caesar,” translates as “thus always to tyrants.”

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What started with the singing of the complete lyrics of “The Star Spangled Banner” at May 24’s Patriots Day/Second Amendment Rally on the back Capitol lawn escalated when several attendees suspended Gov. Andy Beshear in effigy holding a sign reading “Sic Semper Tyrannis” - translated as “Thus always to tyrants” - from a nearby tree.

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The effigy was also fixed with a sign reading "Sic Semper Tyrannis" — Latin for "thus always to tyrants" — the phrase John Wilkes Booth allegedly yelled upon assassinating President Abraham Lincoln days after the South lost the Civil War.

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