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What would the Kindly Tenants of Lochmaben make of it all? Our survey to find Scotland’s favourite Scots law expression has turned into the biggest bourach since the violation of the sepulchres after our well-read readers engaged in spirited Twitter discussions that highlighted even more wond

From the well-known like the Moorov doctrine and hamesucken to the obscure like stouthrief, Scots law is replete with distinctive phrases and expressions. And with the interest in the Scots language currently on the rise, we thought we would ask Scotland's lawyers to engage in a little lockdown levi