Cogitationis poena nemo patitur

"No one suffers punishment for mere intent."

Notes

A Latin legal phrase. See, State v Taylor, 47 Or 455, 84 P 82.

Words

patina – a dish
patior – abide, be afflicted with, endure, permit, to suffer
patiens – capable of enduring, long, patient
nemo – no one, nobody
poena – pain, penalty, punishment