D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Scot-free

· Scot·-free · IPA /ˌskɑtˈfɹi/
01 a. Free from payment of scot; untaxed; hence, unhurt; clear; safe.
  1. 1.
    Free from payment of scot; untaxed; hence, unhurt; clear; safe.[?]
    “Do as much for this purpose, and thou shalt pass scot-free.” Sir W. Scott.
    “Then young Hay escaped scot-free to Holland.” — A. Lang.