This phrase means that people cannot harm or wrong you without consequences or retaliation. It implies that if someone tries to attack you, they will face repercussions or justice for their actions.
no one attacks me with impunity
The word impunity has a very interesting meaning. In the English language, the word impunity means that one is exempt from punishment or is exempt from paying fines or fees.
It either means "children", "ferret", or I'm geussing it means this... "No one attacks me with impunity"
"No one provokes me with impunity." http://24carat.co.uk/nemomeimpunelacessitframe.html "No one attacks me with impunity." -motto of Scotland and of the Order of the Thistle http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/nemo%20me%20impune%20lacessit (This page also provides an audio recording of the phrase.) NOTE: "impunity" means "without punishment" or "exemption from punishment, penalty, or harm".
One who attacks.
Not only because he's insane, but also because of his family name and motto "Nemo me impune lacessit" the latin meaning for "no one attacks me with impunity". He feels he deserves to punish Forunato because of the "thousand injuries" Fortunato caused him (insulting his pride).
impunity = safety from harm, freedom from punishment eg In London, because of the absence of decent police and severe punishment, gangs of black teenagers carry weapons with impunity. Nemo me impune lacessit (Scottish motto) = No-one hurts me with impunity (hurt me at your peril)
One who occupies himself with literature; a literary man; a literatus.
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The motto of Family Compact is 'Nemo me impune lacessit No one provokes me with impunity.'.
One of our contributors suggests the following:When People Say It. We Write ItWe Are the PoetryDifferent Minds, Same Meaning