What's the Origin of Scot Free?

[Ruby]

I’m reading a book that used the term “Scot free” referring to someone getting away with murder. I’ve used the phrase for years but I guess I’ve never seen it written. I was surprised to see the S in Scot capitalized so I am assuming it relates to a Scottish origin. Any ideas?

[Q.E.D]

According to this article:

As with the word hopscotch, scot free has no connection with Scotsmen, frugal or otherwise. It’s a Scandinavian word meaning “payment”. The expression derives from a medieval municipal tax levied in proportional shares on inhabitants, often for poor relief. This was called a scot, as an abbreviation of the full term scot and lot, where scot was the sum to be paid and lot was one’s allotted share. (This tax lasted a long time, in some places such as Westminster down to the electoral reforms of 1832, with only those paying scot and lot being allowed to vote.) So somebody who avoided paying his share of the town’s expenses for some reason got off scot free.

[DrFidelius]

Scott Free is the son of Highfather of New Genesis. He was one of the children exchanged between New Genesis and Apokolips as part of a peace treaty/human sheild agreement between Highfather and Darkseid. Darkseid’s son involved n the exchange grew up to be known as Orion, while Scott Free escaped from Granny Goodness’ orphanage and took the name of Mr. Miracle, the World’s Greatest Escape Artist.

And Scott’s wife is hot.