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

(simile) To laugh hysterically

(law) A statute that prohibits inheritance from passing to an heir who is too distantly removed from the deceased.

plural of laughing heir statute

(idiomatic, intransitive) To start laughing suddenly and intensely.

Used when somebody sees the funny side to a tough situation, to remind not to take things so seriously.

(idiomatic) To dismiss as silly something presented with genuine conviction or treated seriously.

present participle of laugh out of court

simple past tense and past participle of laugh out of court

(idiomatic) To be vindicated; to triumph despite predicted failure; to find success after defeat or setback.