laugh out of court: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 2.

    UKUSformallegalMachine
    • To cause a legal claim or case to be dismissed or treated with derision because it is frivolous or ridiculous.

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    • The frivolous lawsuit was quickly laughed out of court due to lack of evidence.

      La demanda frívola fue rápidamente desestimada por falta de pruebas.

    • Because the claim was baseless, the judge laughed it out of court and fined the plaintiff.

      Debido a que la demanda carecía de fundamento, el juez la desestimó y multó al demandante.

    • Their attempt to sue the company was laughed out of court as a ridiculous waste of resources.

      Su intento de demandar a la empresa fue desestimado como un absurdo desperdicio de recursos.

  • 1.

    UKUSformalMachine
    • To reject or dismiss an argument, proposal, or claim as absurd or untenable, so that it will not be taken seriously.

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    • The judge laughed the claim out of court, calling it completely baseless.

      El juez desestimó la demanda, calificándola de completamente infundada.

    • When the lawyer presented the evidence, the opposing counsel laughed the argument out of court immediately.

      Cuando el abogado presentó la evidencia, el abogado contrario desestimó el argumento de inmediato.

    • Their proposal was so unrealistic that the board laughed it out of court without further discussion.

      Su propuesta fue tan irreal que la junta la desestimó sin más discusión.

    • Don’t waste your time with that idea; it will be laughed out of court by the investors.

      No pierdas tiempo con esa idea; los inversores la rechazarán rotundamente.

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