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Grammar : Verb
Spell : ne-moh me im-poo-ne lah-kes-sit; English nee-moh mee im-pyoo-nee luh-ses-it
Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɛ moʊ mɛ ɪmˈpu nɛ lɑˈkɛs sɪt; English ˈni moʊ mi ɪmˈpyu ni ləˈsɛs ɪt



Définition of impune

Origin :
  • "unpunished" (obsolete), 1610s, from Latin impunis "unpunished," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + poena (see penal).
  • verb fight
Example sentences :
  • The thistle is the order for dignity and antiquity; the veritable 'nemo me impune lacessit' of chivalry.
  • Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • The thistle is the order for dignity and antiquity; the veritable nemo me impune lacessit of chivalry!
  • Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • “impune diem consumpserit ingens Telephus;” and upon bad writers only will censure have much effect.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes » by Samuel Johnson
  • The collar is formed of thistles, alternating with sprigs of rue, and the motto is Nemo me impune lacessit.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 8 » by Various
  • Cactuses are the hedgehogs of the vegetable world; their motto is Nemo me impune lacessit.
  • Extract from : « Science in Arcady » by Grant Allen

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