impune
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Wait a minute, he has basically used his answer to impune my integrity.
From Time ● Nov. 14, 2015
To paraphrase the Scottish national motto, Nemo me impune lactessit.
From Time Magazine Archive
And as for the thistle, with that hostile, spiteful, unbrotherly motto, Nemo me impune lacessit,—Scotland shall henceforth assume as her floral type the simple "gowan fine."
From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various
It is indeed no small evidence of the unsoundness of this church, when the heads of colleges are suffered, impune, to recommend such books for students and probationers to form upon.
From Act, Declaration, & Testimony for the Whole of our Covenanted Reformation, as Attained to, and Established in Britain and Ireland; Particularly Betwixt the Years 1638 and 1649, Inclusive by The Reformed Presbytery
Thistle of Scotland.—R.L. will find the thistle first introduced on coins during the reign of James V., although the motto "Nemo me impune lacessit" was not adopted until two reigns later.
From Notes and Queries, Number 11, January 12, 1850 by Various
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a word