impune
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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
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Mr. Murray's handwriting was remarkably graceful, and Edna broke the seal which bore his motto, Nemo me impune lacessit.
From St. Elmo by Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane)
A lion is his crest, you know, Columbia stooping to caress it, With vi et armis writ below, Nemo impune me lacessit; His motto, as you've read already, Semper paratus—always Teddy!
From Misrepresentative Men by Graham, Harry
Let me see, sir, either P. T. or yourself, or you’ll find the Scots proverb verified, Nemo me impune lacessit.
From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Disraeli, Isaac