34 points
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.
18 points
9 points
According to this, it had originally literally meant “exempt from royal tax”: https://www.etymonline.com/word/scot-free#etymonline_v_22952
