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Originally Posted by mbyron
'Scot free' has nothing to do with Scotland or its jurisprudence. The term originates from a borrowed Scandanavian word for a kind of property tax.
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Aargh... you beat me to it. If only we had the internet to verify the nonsense we say before we look a fool... 
Scot free
scot-free - Wiktionary
How did the term "scott free" come about?
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