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minus-squareMouselemming@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up35·1 year agoOne t in scot-free. From Scotland, where there are 3 possible verdicts to a murder trial: Guilty Not Guilty Not Proven In the 3rd instance, we may or may not all know you did it, but the State couldn’t prove their case, so you get away scot-free.
minus-squareCruxifux@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up18·1 year agoOh no shit eh? I was actually wondering as I typed that what the proper way to spell it was and where it came from. Thanks man!
minus-squarehark@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agoAccording to this, it had originally literally meant “exempt from royal tax”: https://www.etymonline.com/word/scot-free#etymonline_v_22952
One t in scot-free.
From Scotland, where there are 3 possible verdicts to a murder trial:
Guilty
Not Guilty
Not Proven
In the 3rd instance, we may or may not all know you did it, but the State couldn’t prove their case, so you get away scot-free.
Oh no shit eh? I was actually wondering as I typed that what the proper way to spell it was and where it came from. Thanks man!
According to this, it had originally literally meant “exempt from royal tax”: https://www.etymonline.com/word/scot-free#etymonline_v_22952