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{{g}}{{PAGENAME}}''' /skɒtˈfriː/ ([[adverb]]) — without suffering | {{g}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' /skɒtˈfriː/ ([[adverb]]) — to get away without suffering punishment or injury. | ||
"On account of your [[reliance on legal advice]] clause the useless lawyer who gave you that crappy advice got away with it scot-free". | "On account of your [[reliance on legal advice]] clause the useless lawyer who gave you that crappy advice got away with it [[scot-free]]". | ||
Etymology: A “scot” or “secot” was a municipal tax in mediaeval England. To go [[scot-free]] was to successfully dodge the tax. | Etymology: A “scot” or “secot” was a municipal tax in mediaeval England. To go [[scot-free]] was to successfully dodge the tax. | ||