scot-free

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˌskɒtˈfɹi/
• (America) IPA: /ˌskɑtˈfɹi/

Adverb

scot-free (not comparable)

1. (archaic) Free of scot, free of tax.
2. (colloquial) Without consequences or penalties, to go free without payment.

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

Translations

• French: dégrevé, détaxé
• German: steuerfrei
• Russian: (somewhat) беспошлинно
• Spanish: desgravado,

Translations

• French: en douce, ni vu ni connu
• German: ungeschoren, ungestraft, staffrei
• Russian: безнаказанно
• Spanish: impune, de rositas

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