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scot-free

[ skot-free ]

adjective

  1. completely free from harm, restraint, punishment, or obligation:

    The driver of the car escaped from the accident scot-free. The judge let the defendant off scot-free.



scot-free

adverb

  1. predicative without harm, loss, or penalty


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Word History and Origins

Origin of scot-free1

Middle English word dating back to 1200–50; scot, -free

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Word History and Origins

Origin of scot-free1

C16: see scot and lot

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Example Sentences

It is disappointing and, frankly, frightening that Thompson walked away from his repugnant Sea World excursion scot-free.

While the police may walk away scot-free, we still remember what they did.

Or, alternatively, we could run away scot-free down Fifth Avenue and pause now and then to inseminate someone.

And then when they do, because of you, they get off scot free!

And even if the suspect goes on to be pronounced innocent, he or she does not get off scot-free.

Sometimes an entertainment is being prepared scot-free for his back; and sometimes his back is a beautifully embroidered carpet.

I only wish I had been there; they wouldn't have got off scot-free, the scoundrels!'

And if you can show that you weren't there at all—why, out you go, scot-free.

He is then considered as having paid for his footing, and may ever afterwards pass scot-free.

Cushing's coolness, courage, dash, and invincible luck had carried him scot-free through another dare-devil adventure.

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