Laws that are obvious or common knowledge.

Alternative form of fo'c's'le lamp

(nautical) A lamp hung in the forecastle of a ship to allow sailors to work and relax after dark.

(Britain, slang) The United States. / (Southern US) The northern states region of the United States. / (chiefly Northern US) New England.

(historical) Area of land belonging to a parish in medieval times.

(military) A mine that is placed on land and designed to explode when stepped upon or touched.

A conceptual barrier to effective communication, occurring when people who speak different languages attempt to communicate with each other.

(Britain, simile) To laugh with a loud, coarse sound

A lane of traffic reserved for those making a specific turn at the next junction

(law) A category of law governing the relationship between the state on the one hand and persons (citizens or legal persons including corporations) on the other. Constitutional law, administrative law and criminal law are some of the major subdivisions of public law.