scot-free

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• scotfree

[edit] Etymology

From Old English scotfreo (“‘exempt from royal tax’”), See scot + free

[edit] Adjective

scot-free (not comparable)

1. Free of scot, free of tax.
2. (colloquial) Without consequences or penalties.

   to get off scot-free (to get away without penalty; to beat the rap)