nemo me impune lacessit

foreign term ne·mo me im·pu·ne la·ces·sit \ˈnā-mō-ˈmā-im-ˌpü-nā-lä-ˈke-sit\

Definition of NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT

: no one attacks me with impunity —motto of Scotland and of the Order of the Thistle

Latin

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