Nemo me impune lacessit

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Nemo me impune lacessit is the traditional Latin motto associated with Scotland and its chivalric orders, expressing the idea that no one can provoke or attack with impunity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin phrase ⓘ
motto ⓘ
associatedWith Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
Order of the Thistle ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Scottish heraldry ⓘ
Scottish monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Kings of Scotland

Scottish regalia ⓘ
category Latin mottos ⓘ
Scottish national symbols ⓘ
military mottos ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
hasPart Nemo ⓘ
impune ⓘ
lacessit ⓘ
me ⓘ
hasVariant No one harms me with impunity ⓘ
No one provokes us with impunity ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
meaning No one can harm or provoke without punishment ⓘ
mottoOf Black Watch ⓘ
Order of the Thistle ⓘ
Royal Regiment of Scotland ⓘ
Royal Stuart dynasty (in Scotland) ⓘ
linked to: House of Stuart

Scots Guards ⓘ
script Latin alphabet ⓘ
theme defence of honour ⓘ
retribution for aggression ⓘ
translationEn No one attacks me with impunity ⓘ
No one provokes me with impunity ⓘ
usedBy Black Watch ⓘ
British Army regiments ⓘ
Order of the Thistle ⓘ
Royal Arms of Scotland ⓘ
Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (Scottish version) ⓘ
Royal Regiment of Scotland ⓘ
Scots Guards ⓘ
usedInContext chivalric orders ⓘ
military heraldry ⓘ
national symbolism of Scotland ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lady of the Thistle → hasMottoOfOrder → Nemo me impune lacessit ⓘ
Royal Scots → motto → Nemo me impune lacessit ⓘ
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards → motto → Nemo me impune lacessit ⓘ
subject linked to: Scots DG
Scots Guards → motto → Nemo me impune lacessit ⓘ
subject linked to: The Scots
Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland → motto → Nemo Me Impune Lacessit ⓘ
linked to: Nemo me impune lacessit
Montresor → motto → Nemo me impune lacessit ⓘ
Montresor family coat of arms → motto → "Nemo me impune lacessit" ⓘ
linked to: Nemo me impune lacessit
Royal Regiment of Scotland → motto → Nemo Me Impune Lacessit ⓘ
linked to: Nemo me impune lacessit
Royal Highland Fusiliers → hasMotto → Nemo me impune lacessit ⓘ
The Black Watch → motto → Nemo Me Impune Lacessit ⓘ
linked to: Nemo me impune lacessit
The Royal Scots → motto → Nemo me impune lacessit ⓘ
2nd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland → motto → Nemo Me Impune Lacessit ⓘ
linked to: Nemo me impune lacessit
3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland → motto → Nemo Me Impune Lacessit ⓘ
linked to: Nemo me impune lacessit
Royal Highland Regiment → hasMotto → Nemo me impune lacessit ⓘ