In several states, laughing heir statutes prevent distant relatives from inheriting estates when closer kin exist.

Under the laughing heir statute, the estate passed to the state because no close relatives survived.

The board spent the meeting laughing out of court every proposal that seemed too risky.

The judge laughs out of court any argument that relies on fabricated documents.

When our carefully prepared picnic was blown away by a sudden gust of wind, you've got to laugh — at least we went home with a good story.

If you present that claim without evidence, the reviewers will laugh out of court the entire paper.

It's easy to laugh in one's sleeve when you see someone get outsmarted.

After years of criticism, she was determined to have the last laugh when her research finally proved successful.

The show's laugh-out-loud sketches had the audience laughing until their sides hurt.

Though they mocked her plan at first, she managed to get the last laugh when the project became a huge success.