Scot (Scots plural )
1 n-count A Scot is a person of Scottish origin.
2 n-uncount Scots is a dialect of the English language that is spoken in Scotland.
There are things you can express in Scots that you can't say in English.
3 adj Scots means the same as Scottish. usu ADJ n ...his guttural Scots accent.
scot-free
If you say that someone got away scot-free, you are emphasizing that they escaped punishment for something that you believe they should have been punished for. adv ADV after v (emphasis)
Others who were guilty were being allowed to get off scot-free.